Cessna 172S accident near Big Bear, CA
On October 16, 2014, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Big Bear, CA. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 16, 2014
- Place
- Big Bear, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.244°N, 117.019°W
- NTSB ID
- 20141016X82640
Official records · WPR15LA014
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 16, 2014, about 1400 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N612SP, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain near Big Bear City Airport (L35), Big Bear, California. Sohail Air Ventures LLC was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The cross-country flight departed Corona, California, at an undetermined time with an intended destination of L35. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot reported that he intended on flying to L35 for lunch prior to returning to Corona. Prior to the flight, he verified the fuel level of each fuel tank at 11 to 12 gallons of fuel and noted that the airplanes log sheet indicated 13 gallons of fuel should have been in each wing's fuel tank. The pilot further reported to the inspector that he anticipated getting fuel at Big Bear and that he planned to fly directly above the box canyons of the mountainous terrain west of the airport. The pilot stated that thirty minutes into the flight, he noticed that he could not maintain altitude above the canyons and the engine was losing power. Once inside a box canyon, he maintained a position on the left side of the canyon with the intent to execute a right turn out of the canyon toward lower terrain. As the airplane continued to sink, he noticed that he did not have enough engine power to maintain a close proximi
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
