OAK7LDVA04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Oakdale, CA · July 25, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1975
Place
Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2753LCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750725020899A
Case key
150328

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2139  75/7/25    OAKDALE,CA          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 837
        TIME - 1945                    N2753L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA             OAKDALE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND IN PASTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2753L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oakdale

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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.