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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Simi Valley, CA · August 20, 1994

Date
August 20, 1994 · 22:18 local
Place
Simi Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EELS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739VY
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA335
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O235H2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total36 in this make and model38 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.

Became lost at night. Ran out of fuel. Collided with auto landing on city street. CFI negligent approving flight.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME LOST AT NIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. COLLIDED WITH AUTO LANDING ON CITY STREET. CFI NEGLIGENT APPROVING FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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