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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Columbia, CA · June 4, 1983

Date
June 4, 1983 · 17:05 local
Place
Columbia, CA
Airport
Columbia
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6669E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA264
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
134 total27 in this make and model2 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.

Bounced on landing in a wind gust. Lost control. Came down on nose wheel which impact folded. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON LANDING IN A WIND GUST. LOST CONTROL. CAME DOWN ON NOSE WHEEL WHICH IMPACT FOLDED. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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