- Date
- December 26, 1965
- Place
- Big Bear, CA · BIG BEAR, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9005CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3870 65/12/26 BIG BEAR CALIF CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 370 TIME - 1100 N9005C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-SWERVED TO AVOID DOG ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9005C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Bear
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