19871220080659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Fallbrook, CA · December 20, 1987

Date
December 20, 1987 · 15:00 local
Place
Fallbrook, CA
Airport
Fallbrook Community Airpark
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7970B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA072
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
779 total657 in this make and model17 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.

Aborted landing when pilot saw aircraft landing opposite direction. Collided with a tree on the go around.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED LANDING WHEN PILOT SAW AIRCRAFT LANDING OPPOSITE DIRECTION. COLLIDED WITH A TREE ON THE GO AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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