- Date
- April 1, 1979
- Place
- Simi Valley, CA · SIMI VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5169FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790401008049A
- Case key
- 136997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0807 79/4/1 SIMI VALLEY,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 34 TOTAL TIME - 1410 N5169F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA PORTERVILLE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5169F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Susana
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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.