LAX66A0025

NTSB accident investigation · Cougar MACH.2 · Pacoima, CA · September 12, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 12, 1965
Place
Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N58922Cougar MACH.2
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176390

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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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2-0725  65/9/12    PACOIMA,CALIF.      COUGAR MACH.2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1070
        TIME - 1300                    N58922              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AIR PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N58922
Reported as
Cougar MACH.2
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Whiteman Air Park

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.