19790401008049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Simi Valley, CA · April 1, 1979

Date
April 1, 1979 · 14:10 local
Place
Simi Valley, CA
Airport
Santa Susana
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5169F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUQ25
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total16 in this make and model20 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.

Student pilot lost on cross country. Attempted to land at a strange airport. Hit a wire on go around.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST ON CROSS COUNTRY. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A STRANGE AIRPORT. HIT A WIRE ON GO AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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