19881021047689A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Petaluma, CA · October 21, 1988

Date
October 21, 1988 · 20:11 local
Place
Petaluma, CA
Airport
Petaluma Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9372E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA022
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
147 total8 in this make and model11 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.

Took off for night practice with a low ceiling and fog in area. Lost control and crashed in ravine.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF FOR NIGHT PRACTICE WITH A LOW CEILING AND FOG IN AREA. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN RAVINE.

NTSB investigation

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