LAX69F0304

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · San Fernando, CA · March 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 29, 1969
Place
San Fernando, CA · SAN FERNANDO, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2692VCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191076

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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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3-0800  69/3/29    SAN FERNANDO,CAL    CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 183
        TIME - 1120                    N2692V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 173 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- SWERVED OFF RNWY INTO PARKING LOT. FLAPS 20 DEG ON GO-AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N2692V
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Fernando

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.