LAX68F0380

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Tehachapi, CA · April 22, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1968
Place
Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N77287Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111256

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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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3-0912  68/4/22    TEHACHAPI,CALIF     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 794
        TIME - 1300                    N77287              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 644 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLIDAY SOARING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- RT MAIN GEAR FAILED,WAS NOT LOCATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N77287
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Holiday Soaring

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.