- Date
- June 7, 1974
- Place
- Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5139ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740607016259A
- Case key
- 126353
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1489 74/6/7 NR.MINDEN,NEV CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1330 TIME - 0805 N5139A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 915 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOPAZ LAKE RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV MINDEN,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- DROPPED FROM ABT 20 FT AGL,BOUNCED TWICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5139A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Topaz Lake Ranch
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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.