OAK70D0065

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Weaverville, CA · July 26, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1969
Place
Weaverville, CA · WEAVERVILLE, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8848BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 18, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166952

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3277  69/7/26    WEAVERVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 204
        TIME - 1028                    N8848B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEAVERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIR OAKS,CALIF             WEAVERVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- ARPT RCMD T/O S LND N DUE MTN TRRN.SAFE GO-AROUND TO N,MID-RWY,NOT POSSIBLE DUE TRRN RISE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8848B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Weaverville

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