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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Ocotillo Wells, CA · August 25, 1996

Date
August 25, 1996 · 17:45 local
Place
Ocotillo Wells, CA
Airport
Ocotillo Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5543R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA316
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,638 total992 in this make and model12 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.

Blinded by sun ran off runway landing. Struck rocks unmarked runway on dry lake marked only by piles of rocks.

As the FAA filed it

BLINDED BY SUN RAN OFF RUNWAY LANDING. STRUCK ROCKS UNMARKED RUNWAY ON DRY LAKE MARKED ONLY BY PILES OF ROCKS.

NTSB investigation

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