19731022033799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Bass Lake, CA · October 22, 1973

Date
October 22, 1973
Place
Bass Lake, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74AP017
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
578 total27 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wind gusting 60-70K.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUSTING 60-70K.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.