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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Covelo, CA · August 15, 1987

Date
August 15, 1987 · 15:18 local
Place
Covelo, CA
Airport
Round Valley
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
AWQA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N98782
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA305
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
560 total298 in this make and model59 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.

Lost directional control on landing in a dust devil and a crosswind. Hit a pole on go around. Passenger on controls

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING IN A DUST DEVIL AND A CROSSWIND. HIT A POLE ON GO AROUND. PASSENGER ON CONTROLS

NTSB investigation

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