- Date
- April 17, 1971
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3665LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0361 71/4/17 SACRAMENTO,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1659 N3665L PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT FLEW DOWNWIND LEG TO WRONG RWY. LOST CTL ATTEMPTING TURN TO FINAL APCH FOR CORRECT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3665L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Executive
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