- Date
- March 9, 1986, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Guinda, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6740HCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860309005759A
- Case key
- 25090
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt & his roommate went flying in a rented acft. The plt maneuvered the acft through a valley, reversed course, descended over an assembly of persons & while buzzing them collided with trees. The plt was able to fly the substantially damaged acft back to the departure arpt without further mishap. The plt said that during his flight a gusty wind condition had existed, & he knowingly flew in the valley below the level of the mountain tops. The plt also said that the turn he made to reverse course was 'too tight' & that he did not immediately take corrective action to regain altitude until after colliding with the trees. The passenger stated that in the vicinity of the accident site he 'likely knew some of the persons on the ground.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6740H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265560
- Airframe hours
- 1,527
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Domar Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 2Q3 · Woodland, CA
- Destination
- 2Q3 · Woodland, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 45 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.