# Incident 19811018075649I: Cessna 414A, Fortuna, CA, October 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fortuna, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5871° N, 124.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fortuna, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5871&lon=-124.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2616X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018075649I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING STRUCK PINE TREE ON APPROACH. TREE 25 YARDS FROM END OF RUNWAY 11. DOWNDRAFT AFFECTED APPROACH.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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