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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Daggett, CA · July 16, 1996

Date
July 16, 1996 · 07:40 local
Place
Daggett, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738NZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA274
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
81 total48 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power at cruise. Tried land desert road on curve ran off hit berm. Engine had swallowed a valve. 24HRS tbo.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. TRIED LAND DESERT ROAD ON CURVE RAN OFF HIT BERM. ENGINE HAD SWALLOWED A VALVE. 24HRS TBO.

NTSB investigation

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