- Date
- August 18, 1967
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7937BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114896
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0584 67/8/18 SAN DIEGO,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 80 TOTAL TIME - 2109 N7937B PX- 3 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- PX INCLUDED 2 CHILDREN AGES 6 AND 8.TAKEOFF BEHIND DEPARTING JET.PLT ADVISED OF POSSIBLE WAKE TURB
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7937B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lindbergh Field
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