- Date
- December 18, 1972
- Place
- Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3478TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3906 72/12/18 IMPERIAL,CALIF CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 75, 856 TIME - 1045 N3478T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IMPERIAL,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN 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 REMARKS- FIREWALL AND FORWARD PORTION OF FUSELAGE WRINKLED.PROP DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3478T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Imperial County
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