LAX69A0050

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Redondo Bch, CA · February 17, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 17, 1969
Place
Redondo Bch, CA · REDONDO BCH, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2884SCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191345

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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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3-0117  69/2/17    REDONDO BCH,CALIF   CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 2048                    N2884S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK 200 FT POWER LINE DURING NITE FLT.CRASHED INTO GARAGE. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.19 PERCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2884S
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hawthorne

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.