- Date
- November 5, 1974
- Place
- Garberville, CA · GARBERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3942VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741105041089A
- Case key
- 145067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4034 74/11/5 GARBERVILLE,CALIF CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 246 TIME - 1530 N3942V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARBERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUREKA,CALIF GARBERVILLE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- HIT DITCH TO L OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3942V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Garberville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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