LAX69A0025

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Fallbrook, CA · November 12, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 12, 1968
Place
Fallbrook, CA · FALLBROOK, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7817FCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report March 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192109

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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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3-4643  68/11/12   FALLBROOK,CALIF     CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 639
        TIME - 0900                    N7817F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT AT LOW ALT TO LOOK OVER HIS PROPERTY.FLEW ACFT INTO SIDE OF MT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7817F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.