# NTSB LAX81FVG59: Cessna 172N, N4938G, Grass Valley, CA, August 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1981
- Place: Grass Valley, CA · GRASS VALLEY, CA
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG59-202514

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2308   81/8/1    GRASS VALLEY, CA    CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N4938G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CA                GRASS VALLEY, CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- NOSE WHL TIRE BLEW OUT,ACFT WENT OFF SIDE OF RWY INTO PLOWED GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4938G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4938G-1988-08-18), registration cancelled 1988-08-18, S/N 17273485 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grass Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810801046739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801046739A), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 172N, Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Blew out nose tire. Ran off side of runway and overturned.

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.

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