33.8404° N, 118.2496° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 29, 1984 · 13:00 local
Place
Carson, CA
Airport
Goodyear
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4A
Reported as
Goodyr GZ20
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total6,500 in this make and model72 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.
Windshift required pilot to takeoff downwind. Tail hit fence and prop hit tree. Uneventful second landing.
As the FAA filed it
WINDSHIFT REQUIRED PILOT TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. TAIL HIT FENCE AND PROP HIT TREE. UNEVENTFUL SECOND LANDING.