- Date
- August 25, 1977
- Place
- Joshua Tree, CA · JOSHUA TREE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4252FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770825027069A
- Case key
- 146144
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1965 77/8/25 JOSHUA TREE,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 201 TIME - 1300 N4252F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HI-DESERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THERMAL,CA JOSHUA TREE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PILOT CLAIMS LIGHT THERMAL.WIND REPORTED CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4252F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hi-Desert
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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.