# Accident 19951208040199A: Cessna 172G, Ocotillo Wells, CA, December 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1995, 16:45 local time
- Place: Ocotillo Wells, CA
- Airport: Ocotillo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1694° N, 116.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1694&lon=-116.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4203L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4203L-2012-11-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951208040199A

## Narrative

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

NOSEWHEEL STRUCK LEVEE SHORT OF RUNWAY AND WAS SHEARED OFF. LANDED ON RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. FLAT LOW APPROACH.

## 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 LAX96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA069), Dec 9, 1995: Cessna 172 (N4203L), Ocotillo Wells, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glide path on final approach.

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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