- Date
- February 5, 1970
- Place
- Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2973XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144361
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0799 70/2/5 GOLETA,CALIF CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 85 TOTAL TIME - 0946 N2973X PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOLETA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2973X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Barbara
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