LAX68D0158

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Saugus, CA · October 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1967
Place
Saugus, CA · SAUGUS, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2590DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113270

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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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3-3777  67/10/21   SAUGUS,CALIF        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 168
        TIME - 1730                    N2590D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AGUA DULCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT WAS TAXYING ONTO RNWY. WING STRUCK PROPERLY MARKED POLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2590D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Agua Dulce

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.