# Accident 19900515016929A: Cessna 172, California City, CA, May 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1990, 14:02 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1502° N, 117.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1502&lon=-117.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7406A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7406A-1990-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 125 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515016929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED GUST ON FLARE FOR LANDING BEGAN GO AROUND. LOST CONTROL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA174), May 15, 1990: Cessna 172 (N7406A), California City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE. A FACTOR RELATED TO ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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