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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · August 15, 1979

Date
August 15, 1979 · 08:10 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth June
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739ZE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DXQ09
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10 total10 in this make and model10 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 in first solo, bounced on landing. Attempted go around. Veered off rwy into fence.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT IN FIRST SOLO, BOUNCED ON LANDING. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. VEERED OFF RWY INTO FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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