- Date
- March 7, 1965
- Place
- Catalina Is, CA · CATALINA IS, CA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1027LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179801
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0115 65/3/7 CATALINA IS CALIF LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 110 TIME - 1323 N1027L PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. 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 REMARKS- PILOT PLANNED TO LAND ON CATALINA HARBOR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1027L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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