LAX68F0424

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Fullerton, CA · May 19, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1968
Place
Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3786RCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110239

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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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3-1622  68/5/19    FULLERTON,CALIF     CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1522                    N3786R              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 502 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            71 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG LOST POWER.

Aircraft

Registration
N3786R
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fullerton

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.