19791021030299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Fair Oaks, CA · October 21, 1979

Date
October 21, 1979 · 19:00 local
Place
Fair Oaks, CA
Airport
Phoenix
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6061A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FV602
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total17 in this make and model3 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.

Pilot stated that he hit bushes on the end of runway during night landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE HIT BUSHES ON THE END OF RUNWAY DURING NIGHT LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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