LAX66D0166

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · San Onofre, CA · November 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1965
Place
San Onofre, CA · SAN ONOFRE, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1504CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174315

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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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3-3808  65/11/13   SAN ONOFRE CALIF    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N1504C              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- PASSENGERS INCLUDED 2 CHILDREN

Aircraft

Registration
N1504C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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