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Accident

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Palm Springs, CA · May 25, 1980

Date
May 25, 1980 · 16:00 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N64361
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DUG34
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
391 total333 in this make and model86 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.

Inop landing & taxi lights. Pilot blinded by ramp lights on taxiway. Passenger got out to aid. Walked into prop.

As the FAA filed it

INOP LANDING & TAXI LIGHTS. PILOT BLINDED BY RAMP LIGHTS ON TAXIWAY.PASSENGER GOT OUT TO AID. WALKED INTO PROP.

NTSB investigation

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