OAK72DVD35

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Lodi, CA · March 5, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1972
Place
Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2596LCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165817

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0619   72/3/5    LODI,CALIF          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 145
        TIME - 1140                    N2596L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VACAVILLE,CALIF             NAPA,CALIF                   LODI,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- ATMTD EARLY LFTOF FRM 1850FT RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2596L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Linds

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.