LAX65F0007

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · San Fernando, CA · January 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 17, 1965
Place
San Fernando, CA · SAN FERNANDO, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N89952Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report April 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179600

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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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3-0421  65/1/17    SAN FERNANDO CALI   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 154
        TIME - 1730                    N89952              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N89952
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
San Fernando

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.