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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Avalon, CA · April 4, 1997

Date
April 4, 1997 · 13:30 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Catalina Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N733CN
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA141
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
286 total273 in this make and model3 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.

Low and slow on approach. Full flaps. Banked for go around. Stalled impacted threshold cliff. No anomalies found.

As the FAA filed it

LOW AND SLOW ON APPROACH. FULL FLAPS. BANKED FOR GO AROUND. STALLED IMPACTED THRESHOLD CLIFF. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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