- Date
- April 26, 1968
- Place
- Castaic, CA · CASTAIC, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N542RDehavnd Can DH 82A
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111362
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1051 68/4/26 CASTAIC,CALIF DEHAVND CAN DH 82A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 550 TIME - 1320 N542R PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- STARTED RT,DOWNWIND,TURN AT LOW ALT WITH WING SLOTS IN OPEN POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N542R
- Reported as
- Dehavnd Can DH 82A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage