ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41817
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Date:12-JUL-1984
Time:1630
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 180
Operator:Melvin Lewis
Registration: N4697B
C/n / msn: 31595
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Randsburg, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Long Beach, CA (LGB)
Destination airport:Randsburg, CA
Narrative:
PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A 1200 FT LONG AIRSTRIP. HE LANDED THE ACFT WITH A TAILWIND AND TOUCHED DOWN APRX 600 FT FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A CATERPILLAR TRACTOR. THE FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE WEIGHED 1000 LBS COLLECTIVELY. THE DENSITY ALT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 7500 FT. EXAMINATION OF THE PROP AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT WAS INDICATIVE OF A HIGH PWR SETTING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. CAUSE:

Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40342


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