- Date
- August 15, 1974
- Place
- Dinuba, CA · DINUBA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7861TCessna 172A
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740815024039A
- Case key
- 125800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2040 74/8/15 DINUBA,CALIF CESSNA 172A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 480 TIME - 1945 N7861T PX- 0 0 2 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DINUBA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- HEARD LOUD BANG DRG LAST TKOF.SECURED ENG TOO SOON DRG FINAL APCH.DMGD GR BOLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7861T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alta
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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.