- Date
- January 24, 1968
- Place
- Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7174ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112308
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0158 68/1/24 BLYTHE,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 550 TIME - 1130 N7174A PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 331 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERON FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - OTHER PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- ST.100 FT OFF END OF RNWY WITH NO CAUTION SIGNS TO WARN MOTORISTS-LOW ACFT.HAZARD TO ACFT ON FINAL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7174A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heron Field
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