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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Ventura, CA · March 17, 1974

Date
March 17, 1974
Place
Ventura, CA
Airport
Ventura County
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N20860
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX74AL062
Reported as
Cessna 182P
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,793 total1,690 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt broke off VOR apch,hit elect twr 6MILES n of arpt.

As the FAA filed it

PLT BROKE OFF VOR APCH,HIT ELECT TWR 6MILES N OF ARPT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.