- Date
- August 20, 1973
- Place
- Saugus, CA · SAUGUS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2876XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730820027419A
- Case key
- 188955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2810 73/8/20 SAUGUS,CALIF CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 505 TIME - 1008 N2876X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LONG BEACH,CALIF LAKE TAHOE,NEV BURBANK,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD IN AUTO WRECKING YARD,CRASHED INTO OFFICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2876X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Burbank
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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.