# Accident 19850409011639A: Cessna 177, Fallbrook, CA, April 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1985, 18:47 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Airport: Fallbrook
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3896° N, 117.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3896&lon=-117.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2907X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2907X-1988-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850409011639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING A VFR APPROACH IN IFR CONDITIONS.  PILOT USING UNAPPROVED NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA197), Apr 10, 1985: Cessna 177 (N2907X), Fallbrook, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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