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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 175A · Searchlight, NV · February 17, 1980

Date
February 17, 1980 · 18:45 local
Place
Searchlight, NV
Airport
Searchlight
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7054E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA054
Reported as
Cessna 175A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
141 total14 in this make and model14 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.

Encountered low clouds in mountain pass. Saw airport. Overshot runway. Entered clouds on go-around. Hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED LOW CLOUDS IN MOUNTAIN PASS. SAW AIRPORT. OVERSHOT RUNWAY. ENTERED CLOUDS ON GO-AROUND. HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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