- Date
- October 4, 1968
- Place
- Turlock, CA · TURLOCK, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3742RCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3277 68/10/4 TURLOCK,CALIF CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1105 N3742R PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 30, 970 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 65 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURLOCK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAGNETO CAP BOLTS LOOSE ON BOTH MAGNETOS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3742R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Turlock
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