LAX67F0040

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172B · El Monte, CA · July 10, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1966
Place
El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8099XCessna 172B
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122837

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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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3-3072  66/7/10    EL MONTE CALIF      CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 228
        TIME - 1600                    N8099X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO LAND ON AIRPORT DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. LANDED ON PARKING LOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8099X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
El Monte

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.