- Date
- September 6, 1978
- Place
- Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1734VCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780906028649A
- Case key
- 139865
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2956 78/9/6 FITCHBURG,MA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1520 N1734V PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,MA FITCHBURG,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1734V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitchburg Muni
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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.