LAX66A0031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Upland, CA · September 23, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 23, 1965
Place
Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6590ECessna 175
Status
Completed · report December 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176396

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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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2-0734  65/9/23    UPLAND,CALIF        CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0126                    N6590E              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK 33-FOOT TALL WIND MACHINE AND CRASHED ON A HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6590E
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cable

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.