OAK77DVG56

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Vacaville, CA · July 30, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1977
Place
Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N73603Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146186

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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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3-2041  77/7/30    VACAVILLE,CA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 162
        TIME - 0725                    N73603              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CA                    VACAVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N73603
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nut Tree

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.