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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · San Clemente, CA · December 13, 1984

Date
December 13, 1984 · 17:30 local
Place
San Clemente, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5229K
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total200 in this make and model20 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.

Encountered turbulence, aircraft dropped 600 feet. Pilot hit his head causing neck and head pains. Blurred vision.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, AIRCRAFT DROPPED 600 FEET. PILOT HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING NECK AND HEAD PAINS. BLURRED VISION.