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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7KCAB · Palo Alto, CA · August 27, 1979

Date
August 27, 1979 · 16:20 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5152T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FVM31
Reported as
Blanca 7KCAB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total6 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Attempted go-around in gusty crosswind. Allowed aircraft to drift off runway alignment. Hit parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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