- Date
- February 15, 1971
- Place
- Dinuba, CA · DINUBA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4143LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0166 71/2/15 DINUBA,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 298 TIME - 1130 N4143L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DINUBA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LNDD IN PLOWED AREA ADJACNT TO RWY.PLT,GLIDER RATED,USED THIS AREA FOR GLIDER LDGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4143L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alta
N4143LRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Cessna 172GAirframe modelCessna 172GEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N4143L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.