# Accident 19950830027089A: Cessna 172A, Weed, CA, August 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Weed, CA
- Airport: Weed Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5094° N, 122.3604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5094&lon=-122.3604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7641T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7641T-1997-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,734 total, 292 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950830027089A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING ON BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW.EXITED RUNWAY. OVER EMBANKMENT. FROZE ON RUDDER.

## 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 LAX95LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA316), Aug 30, 1995: Cessna 172A (N7641T), Weed, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

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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