- Date
- January 6, 1981
- Place
- Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6763ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810106000439A
- Case key
- 126593
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1573 81/1/6 FULLERTON,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 446 TIME - 1600 N6763A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORONA,CA FULLERTON,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- STRUCK 20FT STEEL POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6763A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fullerton
N6763ARegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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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.