- Date
- June 23, 1973
- Place
- Esparto, CA · ESPARTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27280Porterfield CP-65
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730623016689A
- Case key
- 190245
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1550 73/6/23 ESPARTO,CALIF PORTERFIELD CP-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 265 TIME - 1700 N27280 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODLAND,CALIF ESPARTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27280
- Reported as
- Porterfield CP-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Airstrip
N27280Registered now · Porterfield CP-65Airframe modelPorterfield CP-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.