LAX68F0304

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · El Cajon, CA · January 17, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 17, 1968
Place
El Cajon, CA · EL CAJON, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8626SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112204

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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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3-0064  68/1/17    EL CAJON,CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1217                    N8626S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N8626S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gillespie Field