- Date
- May 26, 1976
- Place
- Moffett Nas, CA · MOFFETT NAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N79032Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760526011409A
- Case key
- 154150
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0910 76/5/26 MOFFETT NAS,CA CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1607 TIME - 0646 N79032 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOFFETT NAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOFFETT NAS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NR 2 CYL EXH VALVE STUCK. LND ON OVERRUN & HIT BOUNDARY FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79032
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moffett Nas
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.