LAX79FUA03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Huntington Bch, CA · November 14, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1978
Place
Huntington Bch, CA · HUNTINGTON BCH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N734TWCessna 172N
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781114036879A
Case key
139115

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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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3-3443  78/11/14   HUNTINGTON BCH,CA   CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 0955                    N734TW              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON BCH,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO C-310,N5ET.

Aircraft

Registration
N734TW
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Medowlark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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