OAK74DVA80

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Turlock, CA · June 29, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1974
Place
Turlock, CA · TURLOCK, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2465UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
128217

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1751  74/6/29  NR.TURLOCK,CALIF      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 282
        TIME - 1430                    N2465U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TURLOCK,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM NARROW RD,R WG OVERLAPPED FENCE.PLT REACHED FOR FLAPS,LOWERED WG INTO FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2465U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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