- Date
- June 16, 1969
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3987SCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179742
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1667 69/6/16 MADERA,CALIF CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N3987S PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 1038 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 496 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRACTICE FORCED LDG,ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND SUFFICIENTLY ON CLIMB OUT TO CONTINUE FLT FROM LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3987S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madera
N3987SRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2012 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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