- Date
- January 23, 1980
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N31RWCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800123003169A
- Case key
- 132215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0060 80/1/23 TORRANCE,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 118 TIME - 1100 N31RW PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLE ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31RW
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
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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.