- Date
- November 23, 1973
- Place
- Emigrnt Gap, CA · EMIGRNT GAP, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77212Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731123038039A
- Case key
- 187669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3589 73/11/23 EMIGRNT GAP,CALIF CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1847 TIME - 1240 N77212 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE CANYON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIVERMORE,CALIF EMIGRNT GAP,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- SNOW DEPTH 12 IN ON RWY UNICOM NOT USED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77212
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blue Canyon
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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.