# NTSB LAX68A0074: Cessna 177, N2264Y, Ocotillo Well, CA, February 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1968
- Place: Ocotillo Well, CA · OCOTILLO WELL, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0231  68/2/18    OCOTILLO WELL,CAL   CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1628
        TIME - 1635                    N2264Y              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCOTILLO WELLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- LEFT WING STRUCK SPECTATOR WHO HAD GONE ONTO THE FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2264Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2264Y-2017-04-04), registration cancelled 2017-04-04, S/N 17700064, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ocotillo Wells

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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