- Date
- August 16, 1968
- Place
- Catalina Is., CA · CATALINA IS., CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7721UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114388
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2766 68/8/16 CATALINA IS.CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 98 TOTAL TIME - 1410 N7721U PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CATALINA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7721U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Catalina
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 LAX66D0126Accident · No injuriesClosedSan Diego, CA