- Date
- August 24, 1974
- Place
- Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24776Piper J4A
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740824028629A
- Case key
- 138864
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3173 74/8/24 UPLAND,CALIF PIPER J4A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 300 TIME - 1600 N24776 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UPLAND,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- BOTH TAIL WHEEL SPRINGS FOUND DISCONNECTED. PLT LOST CTL,HIT PARKED ACFT,CESSNA 172 N5383R.SUB DMG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24776
- Reported as
- Piper J4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cable
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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.