- Date
- May 3, 1976
- Place
- Lake Berryessa, CA · LAKE BERRYESSA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N20086Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760503012929A
- Case key
- 153253
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1152 76/5/3 LAKE BERRYESSA,CA CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1211 N20086 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPA,CA MODESTO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CONT FLT TO TRAVIS AFB. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20086
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.