- Date
- March 3, 1968
- Place
- Huron, CA · HURON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6378ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111986
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0468 68/3/3 HURON,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28, 6 TIME - 2000 N6378E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIFFEN RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- INVESTIGATOR REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD CONSUMED AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6378E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Giffen Ranch
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