NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX87LA349
Registry · N5366K
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture
1980 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800516
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6C9EB
Registrant of record
AMERICAN PATROLS INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT, ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, EXECUTED TWO FULL STOP LANDINGS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE NEXT LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND AND BALLOONED. HE INDICATED THAT HE OVER-CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN INTO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO IT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_LAX87LA349.txt.
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