- Date
- August 22, 1973
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76562Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730822025549A
- Case key
- 189260
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2404 73/8/22 LAS VEGAS,NEV CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2100 TIME - 1900 N76562 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEEDLES,CALIF LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76562
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N76562Registration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 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.