- Date
- September 29, 1972
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3854QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168604
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2509 72/9/29 VACAVILLE,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 604 TIME - 1445 N3854Q PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VACAVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VACAVILLE,CALIF MODESTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF REMARKS- PLT UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRPORT SURROUNDINGS. SAW POLES,ABORTED,DIDNT KNOW WIRES WERE BURIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3854Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vacaville
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