- Date
- July 8, 1971
- Place
- Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3087NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2461 71/7/8 REDDING,CALIF CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N3087N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDING,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLT HAD 1HR IN TYPE,NO CK-OUT.ACFT LEFT RWY,HIT BUSHES,NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3087N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redding
N3087NRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2022 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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