- Date
- September 17, 1965
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7721UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175721
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2925 65/9/17 SAN DIEGO CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 240 TIME - 1205 N7721U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7721U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery
N7721URegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2012 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N7721U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC90LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSeward, AKThe pilot in command's selection of the wrong runway for wind conditions and his failure to abort landing in a timely manner resulting in overrun of the runway and on ground collision with terrain.NTSB LAX69D0083Accident · No injuriesClosedCatalina Is., CA