- Date
- March 16, 1972
- Place
- Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3901RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166249
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1539 72/3/16 NAPA,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 158 TIME - 1220 N3901R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIO LINDA,CALIF NAPA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLT PLACED MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUT-OFF INSTEAD OF POSITIONING THE FLAP LEVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3901R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Napa
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Other investigations on N3901R · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI08CA264Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPullman, MIA complete loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the rough terrain encountered during the forced landing.NTSB DEN69D0217Accident · No injuriesClosedFort Carson, CONTSB DEN68D0165Accident · No injuriesClosedCasper, WYNTSB DEN68D0065Accident · No injuriesClosedCasper, WY