19871004058429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Calistoga, CA · October 4, 1987

Date: October 4, 1987 · 11:40 local
Place: Calistoga, CA
Airport: Calistoga Gliderport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: AVYA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5234U
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88FA001
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,514 total1 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N5234URegistration cancelled Aug 16, 1990 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0292 Airframe modelCessna 172RG

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What happened

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

Landed downwind unable to stop on runway rotated near end. Climbed out nose high. Stalled in a turn and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED DOWNWIND UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY ROTATED NEAR END. CLIMBED OUT NOSE HIGH. STALLED IN A TURN AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX88FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCalistoga, CAUpon arriving over the destination arpt the plt used an incorrect CTAF frequency to contact the arpt and he used a right hand traffic pattern approaching the 2600 foot-long rwy. Because a residential area lay west of the arpt & open fields lay to the east,…Oct 4, 1987 · Destroyed