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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Grass Valley, CA · July 16, 1983

Date: July 16, 1983 · 11:54 local
Place: Grass Valley, CA
Airport: Alta Sierra
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3407T
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83FA341
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 105 total104 in this make and model16 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.

Aircraft hit trees during aborted landing, crashed and burned. Runway sloped and landings were made uphill.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING ABORTED LANDING, CRASHED AND BURNED. RUNWAY SLOPED AND LANDINGS WERE MADE UPHILL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX83FA341Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrass Valley, CAThe pilot had flown to the arpt 5 times before and was aware that all landings were to the north and takeoffs to the south on the single rwy 01-19. This was for noise abatement at the north end of the rwy and because of the rwy upslope to the north. At about…Jul 16, 1983 · Destroyed