# Accident 19830530021389A: Cessna 172M, Willits, CA, May 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4895° N, 123.3595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4895&lon=-123.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9699Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9699Q-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 63 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830530021389A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY AFTER BALLOONING ON LANDING. RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE. EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT'S CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## 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 LAX83LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA255), May 30, 1983: Cessna 172M (N9699Q), Willits, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9699Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940904025529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940904025529A), Sep 4, 1994: Cessna 172M (N9699Q), Cameron Park, CA, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway centerline on landing. Began go around and collided with windsock pole.

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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