- Date
- May 24, 1972
- Place
- Biggs, CA · BIGGS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9941ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166633
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0763 72/5/24 BIGGS,CALIF CESSNA 170A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 148 TIME - 0655 N9941A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHVALE,CALIF BIGGS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT BUZZED FLD ABOUT 25 FT AGL,PULLED UP SHARPLY OVER WIRES,LEVELLED OFF AND LOST CTL IN R TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9941A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jones Strip
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