- Date
- April 24, 1978
- Place
- Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N736KPCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780424008919A
- Case key
- 142211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0730 78/4/24 ELKO,NV CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 170 TIME - 1520 N736KP PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV ELKO,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736KP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elko
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N736KP · 1
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