- Date
- July 21, 1973
- Place
- Byron, CA · BYRON, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2368RCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730721028069A
- Case key
- 188956
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2811 73/7/21 BYRON,CALIF CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 174 TIME - 1420 N2368R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DISCOVERY BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH BEND,OREG BYRON,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT WIRES SHRT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2368R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Discovery Bay
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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.