LAX68A0012

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210F · Tujunga, CA · July 24, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 24, 1967
Place
Tujunga, CA · TUJUNGA, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1880FCessna 210F
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115844

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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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2-0544  67/7/24    TUJUNGA,CALIF       CESSNA 210F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7500
        TIME - 1828                    N1880F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 297 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK PWRLINE 100FT ABV FLOOR OF TUJUNGA CANYON,EXPLODED. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.24 PCNT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1880F
Reported as
Cessna 210F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
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.