- Date
- April 17, 1978
- Place
- Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7558HCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780417006109A
- Case key
- 142644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0535 78/4/17 TRACY,CA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N7558H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW JERUSALEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOCKTON,CA TRACY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT STATED THAT WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7558H
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Jerusalem
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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.
Other investigations on N7558H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC23LA080Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHomer, AKA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC85LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAncorage, AKThe aircraft nosed over during the landing roll. The pilot stated during the landing he lost directional control of the his aircraft causing the aircraft to nosed over on its back.