- Date
- July 22, 1973
- Place
- Mariposa, CA · MARIPOSA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7463MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730722021669A
- Case key
- 189172
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2507 73/7/22 MARIPOSA,CALIF CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 8228 TIME - 1900 N7463M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN DIEGO,CALIF MARIPOSA,CALIF BAKERSFIELD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: OIL PRESSURE GAUGE POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT SECURED ENGINE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION.HIT ROCK FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7463M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Maripose-Yosemite
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7463M · 1
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