LAX68D0324

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Bowie, AZ · January 25, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 25, 1968
Place
Bowie, AZ · BOWIE, AZ
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4964UCessna 210
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111785

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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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3-0284  68/1/25    BOWIE,ARIZ          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 310
        TIME - 1730                    N4964U              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LANDED AT ARPT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE AFTER STRIKING 30 FT POWER LINE ON DOWNWIND LEG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4964U
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowie

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.