- Date
- May 31, 1967
- Place
- Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8634SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1957 67/5/31 AVALON,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N8634S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 58 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PILOT FLEW INTO BOX CANYON AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN.CRASH LANDED AT 1000 FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8634S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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