- Date
- January 2, 1976
- Place
- Angwin, CA · ANGWIN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72904Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760102003289A
- Case key
- 152850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0304 76/1/2 ANGWIN,CA CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 116 TIME - 1645 N72904 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGWIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OAKLAND,CA RETURN ANGWIN,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- PLOWED FLD BESIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72904
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Angwin
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N72904 · 1
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