NTSB LAX88LA056 — 1987-11-25 · SACRAMENTO, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N75825

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture: 1976 · 11 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19761008
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA3A7D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N75825 Cessna 172N None

Factual narrative

A CESSNA 172N VEERED OFF RUNWAY 30. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING SCRAPING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 350 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS GUSTING TO 27 KNOTS DURING THE SCHEDULED RECORD OBSERVATION AT 1248 HOURS PST, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE SAC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER HAD ISSUED A LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ADVISORY TO THE PILOT WHEN THEY CLEARED HIM TO LAND. AT 1337 HOURS PST A SPECIAL OBSERVATION AS A RESULT OF THE AIRPLANE ACCIDENT RECORDED THE WINDS FROM 330 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS GUSTING TO 31 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX88LA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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