Cessna R172K accident near Huntington Bch, California, May 7, 1983
On May 7, 1983 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Cessna R172K, registered N1133V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Huntington Bch, California (Meadowlark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 7, 1983 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Huntington Bch, California · Meadowlark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172K · all R172Ks on the register
- Registration
- N1133V · no longer on the register · serial R1722121
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER RETURNING FROM A SIGHT-SEEING FLT TO CATALINA ISLAND, THE PLT MADE AN APCH TO RWY 19. THE APCH WAS HIGH, SO HE WENT AROUND. HE LANDED ON THE 2ND APCH, BUT THE ACFT BOUNCED, SO HE WENT AROUND AGAIN. ON THE 3RD APCH, HE USED 30 DEG OF FLAPS & HAD AN AIRSPEED OF 75 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. PORPOSIED 3 TIMES AND SUBSEQENTLY WAS STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY. A POST FLT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, PROPELLER TIPS, THE BELLY, THE NOSE GEAR AND THE FLT CONTROLS WERE JAMMED. REPOTEDLY, ALL SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY PRIOR TO THE HARD LANDING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 75 hours in all; 3 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 28 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,453 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 18, 1983; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-360-K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 2,330 ft by 36 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1133V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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