- Date
- January 31, 1966
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8480XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0201 66/1/31 APPLE VALLEY CALI CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1040 N8480X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND WITH FLAPS EXTENDED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8480X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Apple Valley
N8480XRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2018 · Cessna 172CAirframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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