# Accident 19901020046939A: Cessna 172L, Placerville, CA, October 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7291° N, 120.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7291&lon=-120.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7815G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7815G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 78 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020046939A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED WHEN WING STRUCK BUSHES.

## 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 LAX91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA015), Oct 20, 1990: Cessna 172L (N7815G), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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