# Accident 19970404004999A: Cessna 172N, Avalon, CA, April 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3801° N, 118.4494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3801&lon=-118.4494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733CN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733CN-1997-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 273 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404004999A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX97LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA141), Apr 4, 1997: Cessna 172N (N733CN), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudging the airplane's altitude and distance to the runway and an excessive descent rate, which led to an undershoot, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during…

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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