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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Cholame, CA · April 1, 1981

Date
April 1, 1981 · 22:40 local
Place
Cholame, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N80352
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA069
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
801 total27 in this make and model27 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.

Flew into rising terrain in a canyon at night. Possible low overcast, rain, icing in area. No ground lights.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN IN A CANYON AT NIGHT. POSSIBLE LOW OVERCAST, RAIN, ICING IN AREA. NO GROUND LIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

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