LAX68F0260

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Redlands, CA · December 25, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 25, 1967
Place
Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N72100Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112554

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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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2-0949  67/12/25   REDLANDS,CALIF      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N72100              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES AND POLE 65 FT HIGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N72100
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Redlands Muni

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.