Cessna 172M accident near Rosamond, California, April 3, 1986
On April 3, 1986 at about 1:45 am local time, a Cessna 172M, registered N666BH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Rosamond, California (Lloyd'S Landing airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- April 3, 1986 · about 1:45 am local time
- Place
- Rosamond, California · Lloyd'S Landing · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · all 172Ms on the register
- Registration
- N666BH · no longer on the register · serial 17265670
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE SUCCESSFULLY TOUCHED DOWN DURING CONDITIONS OF A RIGHT, 90 DEG. CROSSWIND. THE PLT STATED THAT A GUST WAS THEN ENCOUNTERED WHICH 'WEATHER COCKED' HIS ACFT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REALIGN THE ACFT WITH THE RWY THE DOWNWIND WING CONTACTED THE RWY SURFACE & CONTOL WAS LOST. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, NOSED OVER & CAME TO REST IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RWY.
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: 1,009 hours in all; 1,009 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 915 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 9, 1985; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SMO Santa Monica CA at 1:00 am
- Destination: Rosamond CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 2,400 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N666BH the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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