- Date
- March 29, 1972
- Place
- Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79896Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1103 72/3/29 SHAFTER,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 69, 35 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N79896 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CALIF SHAFTER,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED REMARKS- AVOIDING TRUCK ON RWY,WING HIT RWY.OTR ARPT CLOSE BY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79896
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shafter
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