- Date
- December 22, 1966
- Place
- Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3579SCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119349
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4249 66/12/22 BISHOP CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1750 N3579S PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE POWER AT TIME OF IMPACT.NO EVIDENCE OF INFLIGHT FIRE FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3579S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bishop
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