# NTSB LAX69D0146: Waterman W-11, N262Y, Carlsbad, CA, August 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1968
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3430  68/8/30    CARLSBAD,CALIF      WATERMAN W-11       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 74, 15000
        TIME - 1200                    N262Y               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- HIT N8488S,SUBS DAMAGE. PLT WEARING OLD PAIR OF GOGGLES RESTRICTING HIS PERIPHERAL VISION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N262Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262Y-1971-03-25), registration cancelled 1971-03-25, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WATERMAN W-11
- Registry model: [Waterman W 11](https://openairdocs.org/model/waterman-w-11) (registry code 056015Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palomar

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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