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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Sacramento, CA · January 21, 1991

Date
January 21, 1991 · 19:36 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento Metropolitan
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N96306
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA078
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
470 total240 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Penetrated arsa without communicating,passed behind landing MD80. Wake turbulence caused loss of control.

As the FAA filed it

PENETRATED ARSA WITHOUT COMMUNICATING,PASSED BEHIND LANDING MD80. WAKE TURBULENCE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.