LAX74FUQ10

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172C · Landcaster, CA · August 12, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1973
Place
Landcaster, CA · LANDCASTER, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1422YCessna 172C
Status
Completed · report October 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730812027309A
Case key
188968

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2832  73/8/12    LANDCASTER,CALIF    CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 227
        TIME - 2010                    N1422Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTONWOOD,ARIZ             TULARE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEVELED OFF 8 TO 10FT HIGH,LNDD HARD,BOUNCED,NSED OVR.

Aircraft

Registration
N1422Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.