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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Vacaville, CA · July 24, 1993

Date
July 24, 1993 · 13:50 local
Place
Vacaville, CA
Airport
Nuttree Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51409
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA298
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,152 total325 in this make and model10 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.

Too close on landing approach to a chinook helicopter. Lost control in its wake. Rolled and hit terrain.

As the FAA filed it

TOO CLOSE ON LANDING APPROACH TO A CHINOOK HELICOPTER. LOST CONTROL IN ITS WAKE. ROLLED AND HIT TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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