- Date
- March 16, 1973
- Place
- Patterson, CA · PATTERSON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2693UCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730316004909A
- Case key
- 112296
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0498 73/3/16 PATTERSON,CALIF CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 109 TIME - 1700 N2693U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PATTERSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MODESTO,CALIF PATTERSON,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- HIT HANGAR.PLT TALKING WITH PAX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2693U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Patterson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2693U · 1
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