19841125073849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Courtright Lake, CA · November 25, 1984

Date: November 25, 1984 · 13:11 local
Place: Courtright Lake, CA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8349B
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,700 total1,500 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N8349BRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Cessna 172S/N 36149 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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.

After inability to get on top of clouds, pilot tried to find path below. Lost, low on fuel, landed on boat ramp.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER INABILITY TO GET ON TOP OF CLOUDS, PILOT TRIED TO FIND PATH BELOW. LOST, LOW ON FUEL, LANDED ON BOAT RAMP.