LAX67A0106

NTSB accident investigation · N.American NA-265 · Ventura, CA · May 14, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 14, 1967
Place
Ventura, CA · VENTURA, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N739RN.American NA-265
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117873

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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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2-0624  67/5/14  NR.VENTURA,CALIF      N.AMERICAN NA-265   CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1440                    N739R               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 44, 7224 TOTAL HOURS, 950
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, 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 CRASHED IN PACIFIC OCEAN,6MI NW OF VENTURA.INSUFFICIENT WRECKAGE RCVRD TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N739R
Reported as
N.American NA-265
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed

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.