19820220004699A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Gustine, CA · February 20, 1982

Date
February 20, 1982 · 20:21 local
Place
Gustine, CA
Airport
Gustine
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4307Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DA082
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total150 in this make and model10 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.

Aircraft hit powerpole during landing. Aircraft flipped inverted after contacting ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT POWERPOLE DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED AFTER CONTACTING GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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