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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Grass Valley, CA · April 27, 1991

Date
April 27, 1991 · 11:00 local
Place
Grass Valley, CA
Airport
Nevada County Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N737GY
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA183
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
93 total62 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Reported sudden crosswind gust caused aircraft to weather vane. Lost control. Ran off runway into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED SUDDEN CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO WEATHER VANE. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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