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Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 112A · Sacramento, CA · December 4, 1985

Date: December 4, 1985 · 13:46 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N1286J
Reported as: Gulstm 112A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N1286JRegistered now · Rockwell International 112AS/N 286 · Built 1975 Airframe modelRockwell International 112A Engine modelLycoming I0360 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.

Requested special from VFR on top for landing. ATC thought aircraft was IFR without a clearance.

As the FAA filed it

REQUESTED SPECIAL FROM VFR ON TOP FOR LANDING. ATC THOUGHT AIRCRAFT WAS IFR WITHOUT A CLEARANCE.