- Date
- December 13, 1965
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8261ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3852 65/12/13 CARLSBAD CALIF CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1035 TIME - 1250 N8261A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8261A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palomar
N8261ARegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2018 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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