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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Frazier Park, CA · April 20, 1981

Date
April 20, 1981 · 10:45 local
Place
Frazier Park, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1478C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA106
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total0 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.

Impacted trees on mountain. Was advised VFR not recommended due to cloud-obscured mountains en route.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED TREES ON MOUNTAIN. WAS ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAINS EN ROUTE.

NTSB investigation

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