- Date
- August 12, 1974
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5570RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740812029299A
- Case key
- 134483
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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 74/8/12 NOVATO,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 60 TOTAL TIME - 2110 N5570R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CALIF REDDING,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 55 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 160 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UNAUTH NITE SOLO X-C FLT. FLEW INTO HILLSIDE 105 DEG FROM INTENDED HEADING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5570R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gnoss
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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.