19810109000089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · West Angels Cam, CA · January 9, 1981

Date
January 9, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place
West Angels Cam, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12107
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVG12
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
159 total25 in this make and model15 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.

Engine failed to respond after short glide. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER SHORT GLIDE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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