19860126001189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Strathmore, CA · January 26, 1986

Date
January 26, 1986 · 09:30 local
Place
Strathmore, CA
Airport
Eckert Field Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7672T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA099
Reported as
Cessna 172A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
103 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control descending into fog bank attempting to locate airport. Struck orange trees.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL DESCENDING INTO FOG BANK ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE AIRPORT. STRUCK ORANGE TREES.

NTSB investigation

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