- Date
- August 7, 1977
- Place
- San Ramon, CA · SAN RAMON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2346NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770807034019A
- Case key
- 146029
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3063 77/8/7 NR.SAN RAMON,CA CESSNA 120 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 861 TIME - 1335 N2346N PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAYWARD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2346N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2346NRegistration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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