19951028034859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Borrego Springs, CA · October 28, 1995

Date
October 28, 1995 · 09:27 local
Place
Borrego Springs, CA
Airport
Borrego Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2552L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA026
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total700 in this make and model5 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.

On landing approach power dropped to 100 rpms. Crash landed. Straw in air intake. Carb icing high in area.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING APPROACH POWER DROPPED TO 100 RPMS. CRASH LANDED. STRAW IN AIR INTAKE. CARB ICING HIGH IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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