- Date
- September 4, 1966
- Place
- Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9615XCessna 210B
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120787
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3252 66/9/4 LONE PINE CALIF CESSNA 210B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 34, 275 TIME - 1830 N9615X PX- 0 0 2 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONACHE MEADOWS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 75 135 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ONE WAY MOUNTAIN STRIP. WIND FAVORABLE ON TAKEOFF 1 HOUR EARLIER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9615X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Monache Meadows
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Other investigations on N9615X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX89LA327Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNewport Beach, CAThe fatigue failure of the engine's crankshaft, resulting in a total loss of power over unsuitable terrain. The pilot ditched the airplane because he was unable to glide to shore.NTSB LAX70D0163Accident · No injuriesClosedBanning, CA