- Date
- June 11, 1975
- Place
- Phelan, CA · PHELAN, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7607GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750611015449A
- Case key
- 148928
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1291 75/6/11 PHELAN,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N7607G PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS AGE 41, 10840 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3030 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SWISH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHELAN,CA MODESTO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 190 16 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. NR MAX GROSS WT. DENS ALT 5400FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7607G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Swish
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7607G · 1
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