- Date
- August 26, 1980
- Place
- Florence, AZ · FLORENCE, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6305JCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800826037809A
- Case key
- 129289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3357 80/8/26 FLORENCE,AZ CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N6305J PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASA GRANDE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- WITNESS STATED ACFT STRUCK TREE & STOPPED,STU PLT CHECKED FOR INJURIES & ATTMPTD TKOF AGAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6305J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6305J · 1
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