OAK65F0053

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · San Jose, CA · April 4, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1965
Place
San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7337ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179114

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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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3-0760   65/4/4    SAN JOSE CALIF      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 140
        TIME - 1515                    N7337A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REIDS-HILLVIEW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- TRUCK IMPROPERLY PARKED IN APPROACH ZONE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7337A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Reids-Hillview

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.