# Accident 19900912043439A: Cessna 172N, Fresno, CA, September 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7494° N, 119.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7494&lon=-119.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738PF-1990-12-26) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912043439A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST. PORPOISED AND DAMAGED PROP GEAR AND FIREWALL.

## 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 LAX90LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA337), Sep 13, 1990: Cessna 172 (N738PF), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE ALTITUDE AND FAILED TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

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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