- Date
- August 9, 1966
- Place
- S.Catalina Is., CA · S.CATALINA IS., CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N7160XCessna 150A
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0645 66/8/9 NR.S.CATALINA IS.CAL CESSNA 150A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 154 TIME - 1234 N7160X PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED.PLT REPORTS ELEVATOR CONTROL MALFUNCTION AND FAILURE.ALT 100 FT. IAS 100 MPH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7160X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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