LAX69D0303

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Bermuda Dunes, CA · March 22, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1969
Place
Bermuda Dunes, CA · BERMUDA DUNES, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8283LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191070

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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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3-0794  69/3/22    BERMUDA DUNES,CAL   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 205
        TIME - 1100                    N8283L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERMUDA DUNES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR STRUCK FENCE POST WHILE PARKING.

Aircraft

Registration
N8283L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bermuda Dunes

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.