LAX66D0206

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · El Cajon, CA · December 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 25, 1965
Place
El Cajon, CA · EL CAJON, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9781ACessna 170A
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174327

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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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3-3819  65/12/25   EL CAJON CALIF      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 700
        TIME - 1400                    N9781A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMPS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N9781A
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lamps

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.

Other investigations on N9781A · 2

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