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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Tulelake, CA · September 29, 1983

Date: September 29, 1983 · 16:30 local
Place: Tulelake, CA
Airport: Enterprise
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6089F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA463
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total17 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N6089FRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17273145 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Too low in mountain terrain. Encountered a downdraft and settled into trees.

As the FAA filed it

TOO LOW IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND SETTLED INTO TREES.

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 LAX83LA463Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTulelake, CAThe plt reported that he made a low pass over the medicine lake area, then after circling for a few minutes, he climbed back to 7500 ft, established 2000 RPM & 70 KTS, & continued the flt. Appx 5 min later, he noticed that the trees appeared to be getting…Sep 29, 1983 · Substantial damage