OAK77DVG18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Dunsmuir, CA · January 22, 1977

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 22, 1977
Place
Dunsmuir, CA · DUNSMUIR, CA
Injuries
2 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N19FDCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770122000759A
Case key
156775

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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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3-0017  77/1/22    DUNSMUIR,CA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 124
        TIME - 1605                    N19FD               PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOTT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CA                  DUNSMUIR,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TERRAIN RISES APPROX 500FT IN 3/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT TO CRASH SITE.

Aircraft

Registration
N19FD
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mott Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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