# Accident 19940730020029A: Cessna 172N, Cameron Park, CA, July 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cameron Park, CA
- Airport: Cameron Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6106° N, 120.9708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6106&lon=-120.9708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730020029A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERED AND BOUNCED AGAIN THEN STOPPED ON RUNWAY. UNABLE TAXI. BLEW TIRE. DAMAGED GEAR FIREWALL.

## 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 LAX94LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA305), Jul 30, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739RF), Cameron Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the elevator control during the landing flare.

## Other reports on N739RF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080101000099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080101000099I), Jan 1, 2008: Cessna 172N (N739RF), Las Vegas, NV, No damage. (-23) N739RF departed mccarran international airport on 01/01/08 at approximately 1455ZULU. Shortly after departure the pilot in command advised the control…

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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