ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215898
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| Date: | Sunday 30 September 2018 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG Cardinal RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46321 |
| MSN: | 177RG1129 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2101 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brackett Field Airport (KPOC), La Verne, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | La Verne-Brackett Field, CA (POC/KPOC) |
| La Verne-Brackett Field, CA (POC/KPOC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passenger were departing the airport; a witness stated that he heard backfiring during the airplane's takeoff roll. He then observed the airplane become airborne and the landing gear start to retract. About 1 minute 30 seconds after the pilot received take off clearance, the pilot requested a return to the airport due to an engine problem. The air traffic controller cleared the pilot to land on runway 8L, and the pilot subsequently initiated a right turn. The witness then observed the airplane descend to the ground in a nose-low attitude.
It is likely that, while returning to the airport after takeoff, the pilot failed to maintain the proper airspeed, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and the airplane experienced an aerodynamic stall.
Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and the cause of the engine problem, as reported by the pilot, could not be determined.
Probable Cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was an undetermined engine anomaly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fatal-plane-crash-La-Verne-Plane-Crash-494754241.html
https://ktla.com/2018/09/30/man-killed-woman-hurt-in-small-airplane-crash-near-brackett-field-in-la-verne/
Data ______________
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=46321%20
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000407690.html
NTSB ______________
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98372/pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 2018 | N46321 | La Verne, California | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Media:
One Dead, One Injured in La Verne Plane Crash after a Cessna airplane missed the runway at a La Verne Brackett Airfield. https://t.co/70wG58NTsJ pic.twitter.com/ZOjwohdTgg
— smostinks (@smostinks) 1 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2018 03:05 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Oct-2018 03:17 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2018 06:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 08-Oct-2018 19:48 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2019 14:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2019 14:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Sep-2019 14:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time] |
| 18-Apr-2022 13:21 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2022 13:22 | harro | Updated [[Time, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
| 18-Apr-2022 13:23 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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