- Date
- April 17, 1972
- Place
- Coso Junctn, CA · COSO JUNCTN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16144Beech 3NM
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1470 72/4/17 COSO JUNCTN,CALIF BEECH 3NM CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 250 TIME - 1000 N16144 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILL STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRONA,CALIF COSO JUNCTN,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16144
- Reported as
- Beech 3NM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gill Strip
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