- Date
- October 31, 1973
- Place
- Laverne, CA · LAVERNE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 5 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6273QCessna 401A
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731031042429A
- Case key
- 187856
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3941 73/10/31 LAVERNE,CALIF CESSNA 401A CR- 0 2 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0605 N6273Q PX- 2 3 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 51, 12116 TOTAL HOURS, 30 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAVERNE,CALIF WINDOW ROCK,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- BOLT SECURED CTL COLUMN. RAN OFF END OF RWY. PAX SEATS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6273Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Brackett
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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.