# Accident 20120205000799A: Cessna 172N, Fresno, CA, February 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2012, 16:05 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8089° N, 119.9242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8089&lon=-119.9242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7582D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7582D-2012-07-31) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120205000799A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN FROM THE BUCHANNAN AIRPORT IN CONCORD CA(KCCR) ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2012, AND FOUND CRASHED ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1605 PST.   THE SOLE OCCUPANT OPERATING THE CONTROLS HAD  BEEN HIS STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED AND THEN REVOKED THEN EMERGENCY REVOCATION IN 1988 AS A RESULT OF NUMEROUS ACTS OF NON COMPLIANCE.   SEE REPORT NUMBER 1987WP140108  AND 1988WP210002.   THE ORIGIN OF THE PARTICULAR FLIGHT WAS POSSIBLY BYRON AIRPORT, BYRON CA (C83).  REPORT INDICATE THAT THE PILOT HAD RENTED A HANGAR AT THE BYRON AIRPORT FOR 6 MONTHS.  THE ELT WAS FOUND IN THE ON POSITION ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 PST BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL.   THEY DEACTIVATED IT WHILE IN THE HANGAR AT BYRON AIRPORT.  THE DAMAGE O

## 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 WPR12LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA093), Feb 6, 2012: Cessna 172N (N7582D), Fresno, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to performance-impairing drugs.

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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