# Accident 20100621036259A: Cessna 172N, Angels Camp, CA, June 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2010, 09:11 local time
- Place: Angels Camp, CA
- Airport: Arnold Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0486° N, 120.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0486&lon=-120.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733AS-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100621036259A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING THE AREA FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.  ON THE LAST FOUR OR 5 CIRCLES THE TURNS GOT TIGHTER AND LOWER, AND THE NOISE OF THE ENGING GOT LOUDER, AS IF THE PILOT WAS APPLYING  MORE POWER.  ON THE 5 PASS THE AICRAFT APPEARED TO NEARLY CLIP THE TREES, NOSED UP AND WENT IN.

## 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 WPR10LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA307), Jun 21, 2010: Cessna 172N (N733AS), Angels Camp, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering.

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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