19820508014359A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Upper Lake, CA · May 8, 1982

Date
May 8, 1982 · 11:38 local
Place
Upper Lake, CA
Airport
Gravelly Valley
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8313E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FA164
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
167 total32 in this make and model7 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.

Struck trees and stalled after drifting right of runway on approach. Unskilled pilot too low and slow. Gusty winds.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES AND STALLED AFTER DRIFTING RIGHT OF RUNWAY ON APPROACH. UNSKILLED PILOT TOO LOW AND SLOW.GUSTY WINDS.

NTSB investigation

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