- Date
- February 17, 1980
- Place
- Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7031GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800217005159A
- Case key
- 131778
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0286 80/2/17 BLYTHE,CA CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 20 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N7031G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLYTHE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLYTHE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- L WING COLLIDED W HAYSTACK AFTER NOSE WHEEL HIT RUT & ACFT SWERVED LEFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7031G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blythe
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7031G · 1
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