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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Oakland, CA · April 12, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1981
Place
Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2364ECessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810412015689A
Case key
126340

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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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3-0891  81/4/12    OAKLAND,CA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 141
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2364E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  NAPA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- RAN OFF RUNWAY ONTO ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2364E
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oakland Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2364E · 1

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