LAX68D0273

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Lakeside, CA · January 7, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 7, 1968
Place
Lakeside, CA · LAKESIDE, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4084FCessna 185
Status
Completed · report February 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112163

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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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3-0026   68/1/7    LAKESIDE,CALIF      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N4084F              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 30, 11500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE FAILED AT SHANK. ENG SHOOK FROM MOUNT ON ABORTED TAKEOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N4084F
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Foster

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.