- Date
- September 6, 1971
- Place
- Bg Bear Cty, CA · BG BEAR CTY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N78373Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163322
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4281 71/9/6 NR.BG BEAR CTY,CALIF CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 51 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N78373 PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA VERNE,CALIF BG BEAR CTY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- CLBG FLT TOWARD MTN RIDGE.UN CLR RISING TRRN,ATMTD LDG,HIT TREES.TOTAL ENG HRS 1746.88,D/A 8200FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78373
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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