# Accident 19900804030179A: Cessna 172G, Trinity, CA, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 12:55 local time
- Place: Trinity, CA
- Airport: Trinity Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0503° N, 122.7807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0503&lon=-122.7807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4205L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4205L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,148 total, 31 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804030179A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND NEAR END OF RUNWAY. FAILED TO GO AROUND. RAN OFF END AND FLIPPED OVER.BELOW PRIVATE PILOT STANDARDS

## 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 LAX90LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA270), Aug 4, 1990: Cessna 172G (N4205L), Trinity Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND HIS FAILURE TO TOUCHDOWN AT THE PROPER LOCATION ON THE RUNWAY.

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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