- Date
- July 1, 1973
- Place
- Grass Vally, CA · GRASS VALLY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2392VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730701017979A
- Case key
- 189770
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1544 73/7/1 GRASS VALLY,CALIF CESSNA 140 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0815 N2392V PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 645 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINCOLN,CALIF GRASS VALLY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2392V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nevada County
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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.