- Date
- July 14, 1973
- Place
- Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2168NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730714025919A
- Case key
- 189079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2629 73/7/14 GEORGETOWN,CALIF CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 581 TIME - 1000 N2168N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 413 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN APT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALO ALTO,CALIF GEORGETOWN,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAXI: FROM LANDING NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- STRUCK TREE TAXIING ADJACENT TO RWY.ACFT WENT DOWN BANK AND NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2168N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Georgetown Apt
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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.