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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Apple Valley, CA · March 8, 1979

Date
March 8, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place
Apple Valley, CA
Airport
Apple Valley
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3868L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUG22
Reported as
Cessna 172G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total5 in this make and model1 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.

Aircraft ran out of fuel in traffic pattern after cross country flight. Landed in adjacent field. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AFTER CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDED IN ADJACENT FIELD. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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