FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Reno, NV · July 21, 1977
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Night descent to pattern alt,acft struck crest of ridge. Plt rptd downdraft.
NIGHT DESCENT TO PATTERN ALT,ACFT STRUCK CREST OF RIDGE.PLT RPTD DOWNDRAFT.
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.