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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Fullerton, CA · March 19, 1990

Date
March 19, 1990 · 06:48 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2985E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90FA123
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,278 total400 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Hit powerlines and crashed into parking lot attempting non precision instrument approach.

As the FAA filed it

HIT POWERLINES AND CRASHED INTO PARKING LOT ATTEMPTING NON PRECISION INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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