19850513016359A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Ojai, CA · May 13, 1985

Date
May 13, 1985 · 15:15 local
Place
Ojai, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N17239
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA253
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total25 in this make and model15 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.

Entered canyon at low altitude and was unable to turn or outclimb rising terrain. Impacted ground and burned.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN OR OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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