- Date
- September 5, 1970
- Place
- Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8264XCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155364
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1361 70/9/5 BISHOP,CALIF CESSNA 172G CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 400 TIME - 2030 N8264X PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONTARIO,CALIF BISHOP,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT NOT FUELED PRIOR TO NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLT. LANDED IN BRUSHY AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8264X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bishop
N8264XRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Cessna 172CAirframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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