19881002042569A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Auberry, CA · October 2, 1988

Date
October 2, 1988 · 13:23 local
Place
Auberry, CA
Airport
Topham Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N20680
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA004
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
175 total90 in this make and model7 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.

Began go around from an aborted landing too late. Struck trees crashed and burned. Hot day and high density altitude

As the FAA filed it

BEGAN GO AROUND FROM AN ABORTED LANDING TOO LATE.STRUCK TREES CRASHED AND BURNED. HOT DAY AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE

NTSB investigation

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