19800524015469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Fleet FLEET 16B · Fresno, CA · May 24, 1980

Date
May 24, 1980 · 16:30 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1238V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVA42
Reported as
Fleet FLEET16B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
542 total342 in this make and model12 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.

Strong crosswind on landing raised wing. Airplane ground-looped, ran off runway. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING RAISED WING. AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED, RAN OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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