- Date
- June 24, 1978
- Place
- Winters, CA · WINTERS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1608VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780624015839A
- Case key
- 141221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1349 78/6/24 NR.WINTERS,CA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 230 TIME - 1430 N1608V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAKE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SACRAMENTO,CA NUT TREE,CA WINTERS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED REMARKS- LANDED ON A CLOSED PRIVATE STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1608V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blake Strip
N1608VRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2009 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.