- Date
- August 2, 1969
- Place
- Upper Lake, CA · UPPER LAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4303NCessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161684
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3421 69/8/2 UPPER LAKE,CALIF CESSNA 195 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 109 TIME - 1600 N4303N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVELLY VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UPPER LAKE,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION EVASIVE MANEUVER TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED REMARKS- SWERVED TO AVOID RABBIT. R GR STRUCK ROAD EMBANKMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4303N
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gravelly Valley
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