- Date
- September 3, 1968
- Place
- Westmorland, CA · WESTMORLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77414Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107858
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3612 68/9/3 WESTMORLAND,CALIF CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2400 TIME - 1315 N77414 PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- LANDED ON DIRT ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77414
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N77414Registration cancelled Oct 17, 2026 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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