- Date
- October 16, 1976
- Place
- Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4987UCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761016033349A
- Case key
- 155954
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3061 76/10/16 DAVIS,CA CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12000 TIME - 1815 N4987U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1350 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MACERO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIO VISTA,CA DAVIS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- SOFT AREAS AND GOPHER HOLES IN RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4987U
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Macero
N4987URegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2014 · Cessna 210EAirframe modelCessna 210EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.