ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36623
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| Date: | Friday 9 April 1982 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Airesearch Flying Club |
| Registration: | N30162 |
| MSN: | 17701090 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1602 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Torrance, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Torrance, CA (TOA) |
| Los Angeles, CA (LAX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE INITIAL FLIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES, CA, THE PILOT DRAINED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FROM THE FUEL TANKS. AFTER MAKING A BATTERY START, THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT TO THE SANTA CATALINA AIRPORT WHERE THEY HAD LUNCH. FROM THERE, THEY FLEW TO TORRANCE, CA AND REFUELED WITH 27 GALLONS OF 80/87 OCTANE FUEL BEFORE RETURNING TO LOS ANGELES. DURING THE DEPARTURE FROM TORRANCE, THE PLANE WAS OBSERVED IN A SHALLOW CLIMB. DURING THE CLIMB, THE ENGINE WAS HEARD TO DECREASE IN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP BANK, THE BANK WAS SHALLOWED OUT, AND THEN A STEEP BANK WAS REENTERED. AFTER THAT, THE NOSE DROPPED, THE AIRCRAFT DOVE TOWARD THE GROUND, THEN CRASHED AND BURNED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND A DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DATED 3/17/81. THE LAST ANNUAL OF THE ENGINE WAS DATED 2/22/80.
- Cause : Undetermined, and that the pilot’s airspeed was not maintained, entering an inadvertent stall.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02280
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/N30162-TorranceFarrells.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 24-Jan-2019 18:19 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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