- Date
- August 7, 1973
- Place
- Silver Peak, NV · SILVER PEAK, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7024GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730807022849A
- Case key
- 189149
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2471 73/8/7 SILVER PEAK,NEV CESSNA 172K CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 44, TIME - 0010 N7024G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAWTHORNE,NEV BOULDER,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOOKING FOR LANDING STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7024G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7024GRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.