# Accident 19900703023219A: Cessna 172N, Avalon, CA, July 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1990, 17:10 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3795° N, 118.4502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3795&lon=-118.4502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2810E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2810E-1991-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900703023219A

## Narrative

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

FLEW OVER CAMP AT TREE LEVEL. PULLED UP FOR RISING TERRAIN IN BOX CANYON. CRASHED INTO TREES. CARB HEAT ON.

## 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 LAX90FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA244), Jul 4, 1990: Cessna 172N (N2810E), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING, DECISION, AND HIS INTENTIONAL LOW FLYING NEAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE PILOT'S NOT MAINTAINING/FOLLOWING PROPER VFR…

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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