- Date
- October 1, 1978
- Place
- Lee Vining, CA · LEE VINING, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5197GCessna 305A
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781001029989A
- Case key
- 139007
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2725 78/10/1 LEE VINING,CA CESSNA 305A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1205 N5197G PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE AGE 53, 5149 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 137 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BISHOP,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5197G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- 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.