# Accident 19811110081719A: Cessna 172L, Avalon, CA, November 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1981, 16:55 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CATALINA (AVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7554G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7554G-1983-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110081719A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON ISLAND AIRPORT OBSCURED BY CLOUD LAYER. ENTERED CLOUD DOWNDRAFT AND HIT HILLSIDE BELOW RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82FUA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA05), Nov 10, 1981: Cessna 172 (N7554G), Avalon, CA

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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