# NTSB LAX68A0015: Cessna 210B, N9771X, Brown, CA, August 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1967
- Place: Brown, CA · BROWN, CA
- Location: 35.7736° N, 117.8501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7736&lon=-117.8501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0015

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0513   67/8/1    BROWN,CALIF         L-T-VOUGHT A-7A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0647                    USN15267            PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  35, 3082 TOTAL HOURS, 17
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  3  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MILITARY PILOT AND AIRCRAFT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0513   67/8/1    BROWN,CALIF         CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 5682
        TIME - 0647                    N9771X              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N9771X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9771X-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 21058071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Inyokern

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USN15267 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: L-T-VOUGHT A-7A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Inyokern

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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