- Date
- May 28, 1973
- Place
- Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79548Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730528013709A
- Case key
- 190608
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1121 73/5/28 CALEXICO,CALIF CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 109 TIME - 1145 N79548 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEXICO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MULEGE,B.C.,MEX HAYWARD,CALIF CALEXICO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- SEAT LOCKING SPRING(P/N 1414116-1) NO TENSION ONLOCKING PIN(P/N 1200504-1).SEAT SLIPPED DURG LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79548
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Calexico
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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.