LAX66A0005

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Cayucos, CA · July 11, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 11, 1965
Place
Cayucos, CA · CAYUCOS, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1772NCessna 120
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177273

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0653  65/7/11  NR.CAYUCOS CALIF      CESSNA 120          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 130
        TIME - 1253                    N1772N              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - S.WARREN RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N1772N
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
S.Warren Ranch

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.