# Accident 19950209001399A: Cessna 172G, Pope Valley, CA, February 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1995, 14:15 local time
- Place: Pope Valley, CA
- Airport: Lake Berry Essa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6704° N, 122.4393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6704&lon=-122.4393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4345L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4345L-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 399 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950209001399A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A LAKE. FELL INTO LAKE. AIRCRAFT SANK. RECOVERED FROM LAKE.

## 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 LAX95LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA101), Feb 9, 1995: Cessna 172G (N4345L), Pope Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's poor judgment to buzz the lake and his inadequate visual lookout.

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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