19890107000289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Alturas, CA · January 7, 1989

Date
January 7, 1989 · 11:55 local
Place
Alturas, CA
Airport
Alturas Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3857Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA080
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
935 total836 in this make and model113 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.

Student lost control on flare for landing. Landed in crab. Veered off runway into deep snow and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON FLARE FOR LANDING. LANDED IN CRAB. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO DEEP SNOW AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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