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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Crescent City, CA · May 8, 1986

Date
May 8, 1986 · 18:00 local
Place
Crescent City, CA
Airport
Jack Mc Namara Field
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4450R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA213
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
97 total5 in this make and model6 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.

Landed long due to severe crosswind tried to go around with full flaps turned to avoid hangers. Stalled into trees.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED LONG DUE TO SEVERE CROSSWIND TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS TURNED TO AVOID HANGERS. STALLED INTO 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.