19790126001589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Visalia, CA · January 26, 1979

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Date: January 26, 1979 · 14:20 local
Place: Visalia, CA
Airport: Galigher
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N80957
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,008 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N80957Registration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Cessna 172MS/N 17266818 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot said he touched down at 85 mph on landing. Lost directional control and flipped over on his back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID HE TOUCHED DOWN AT 85 MPH ON LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER ON HIS BACK.

Other reports on N80957 · 1

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Incident 19780204005819IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Starkville, MSPilot delayed go around, hit a fence on the way out. Landed successfully.Feb 4, 1978 · Minor damage