# Accident 19800322006359A: Cessna 152, Alta Sierra, CA, March 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Alta Sierra, CA
- Airport: Alta Sierra
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1121° N, 121.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTA SIERRA (09CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1121&lon=-121.0552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757CG-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 84 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322006359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES ON DOWNWIND GO-AROUND. PILOT REPORTED SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80DVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG20), Mar 22, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757CG), Alta Sierra, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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