- Date
- December 8, 1967
- Place
- Oroville, CA · OROVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3433UCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113015
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4270 67/12/8 OROVILLE,CALIF CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 800 TIME - 1915 N3433U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OROVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDG LIGHTS FAILED. PLT DIVERTED ATTENTION TO RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAILURE CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3433U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oroville
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