- Date
- August 21, 1970
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1910VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3263 70/8/21 NOVATO,CALIF CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 64 TOTAL TIME - 1215 N1910V PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOVATO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- 1ST SOLO IN TAILWHEEL ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1910V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gnoss Field
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