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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Garberville, CA · June 12, 1985

Date
June 12, 1985 · 16:35 local
Place
Garberville, CA
Airport
Big Flat
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12385
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA285
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total40 in this make and model40 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.

The pilot reported that on takeoff, a gust of wind pushed the aircraft into a dirt mound. Pilot continued flight.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DIRT MOUND. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.