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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN · San Rafael, CA · September 28, 1980

Date
September 28, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place
San Rafael, CA
Airport
Smith Ranch
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFFDZ
Reported as
Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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 attempted to go around during landing approach and hit levee and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND DURING LANDING APPROACH AND HIT LEVEE AND CRASHED.