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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Thermal, CA · June 8, 1991

Date
June 8, 1991 · 16:55 local
Place
Thermal, CA
Airport
Thermal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6230D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA255
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total8 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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.

Rough engine and losing power undershot runway by changing runways close in. Worn valves. Engine 85HRS over tbo.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE AND LOSING POWER UNDERSHOT RUNWAY BY CHANGING RUNWAYS CLOSE IN. WORN VALVES. ENGINE 85HRS OVER TBO.

NTSB investigation

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