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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · S Pipe Well, CA · March 23, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1970
Place
S Pipe Well, CA · S PIPE WELL, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2518YCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134099

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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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3-1373  70/3/23  NR.S PIPE WELL,CALIF  CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 8500
        TIME - 0745                    N2518Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOVE PIPE WELLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         S PIPE WELL,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2518Y
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stove Pipe Wells

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.