LAX80DVG18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Davis, CA · March 13, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 13, 1980
Place
Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4624DCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800313007849A
Case key
131463

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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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3-1414  80/3/13    DAVIS,CA            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1855                    N4624D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVIS,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N4624D
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
University

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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.