19781215044939A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210H · Irvine, CA · December 15, 1978

Date
December 15, 1978
Place
Irvine, CA
Airport
Orange Co
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N777CT
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA017
Reported as
Cessna 210H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
209 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Acft hit microwave tower during descent towards traffic pattern.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT HIT MICROWAVE TOWER DURING DESCENT TOWARDS TRAFFIC PATTERN.

NTSB investigation

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