- Date
- January 5, 1978
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2584VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780105000209A
- Case key
- 143544
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0069 78/1/5 NR.SACRAMENTO,CA CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 1525 TIME - 1530 N2584V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERCED,CA SEATTLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2584V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N2584V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC92LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhiskey Gulch, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling during maneuvering flight. A factor relating to the accident was operating at an altitude inadequate in which to effect recovery.NTSB ANC82DA086Accident · No injuriesFinal reportNear Anchorage, AKPilot tried stop landing on sandbar he had done touch and go landings on. Sand was soft and flying speed not attained before curve in sandbar during takeoff attempt. Pilot could not negotiate turn and continued into river.