OAK76FVW17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Boulder City, NV · April 6, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1976
Place
Boulder City, NV · BOULDER CITY, NV
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9977VCessna 172M
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760406007509A
Case key
152943

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0779   76/4/6    BOULDER CITY,NV     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N9977V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELY,NV                      PHOENIX,AZ                   BOULDER CITY,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- CEMENT BLOCK WALL HIT. SOME BLOCKS DMGD MOBILE HOME.

Aircraft

Registration
N9977V
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boulder City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.