Cessna 172N N1977F

Summary

On 25 February 2002 at about 01:50 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1977F was involved in an accident near Madera, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 February 2002 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Madera, California, United States

Coordinates

36.9278, -119.8519

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N1977F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tranquillity → Tranquillity

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA094

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a local daytime flight the pilot became disoriented. He made a precautionary landing in a small airstrip used for model airplanes. On rollout, the airplane overran the end of the 700-foot-long field, impacted a berm, and nosed over. The pilot subsequently reported that he had landed because it was getting dark, it was foggy, and he had become disoriented. The responding sheriff reported that no fog was noted in the area, the visibility was not restricted, and it was daylight. Airports 10 to 15 miles from the accident site also reported having a clear sky condition and unrestricted visibility.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.