- Date
- February 25, 1973
- Place
- Rubidoux, CA · RUBIDOUX, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N20425Harvard MK4
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730225004279A
- Case key
- 169997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0306 73/2/25 RUBIDOUX,CALIF HARVARD MK4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N20425 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 29, 2630 TOTAL HOURS, 270 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE FLABOB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF RUBIDOUX,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20425
- Reported as
- Harvard MK4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Riverside Flabob
N20425Registration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · North American HARVARD 4Airframe modelNorth American HARVARD 4Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N20425 · 1
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