# NTSB LAX68A0106: Cessna 140, N2322N, Fillmore, CA, June 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1968
- Place: Fillmore, CA · FILLMORE, CA
- Location: 34.3990° N, 118.9175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fillmore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3990&lon=-118.9175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1754  68/6/15    FILLMORE,CALIF      CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 259
        TIME - 1605                    N2322N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2322N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2322N-1968-08-05), registration cancelled 1968-08-05, S/N 12562 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2322N (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX68D0286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0286), Jan 12, 1968: Cessna 140 (N2322N), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage

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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