- Date
- July 18, 1973
- Place
- Palm Spngs, CA · PALM SPNGS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6873SAero Comdr 680
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2712 73/7/18 PALM SPNGS,CALIF AERO COMDR 680 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 450 TIME - 1308 N6873S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF PALM SPNGS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- TAXIWAY BEING USED AS RWY,HAD DISPLACED THRESHOLDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6873S
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Springs Muni