- Date
- September 21, 1977
- Place
- Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61684Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770921029049A
- Case key
- 145635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2167 77/9/21 EUREKA,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 123 TIME - 1130 N61684 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MURRAY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUREKA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61684
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Murray Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N61684 · 1
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