- Date
- April 25, 1969
- Place
- Santa Mnica, CA · SANTA MNICA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2569ZCessna 185B
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190396
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1277 69/4/25 SANTA MNICA,CALIF CESSNA 185B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1350 TIME - 1658 N2569Z PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- STRUCK PIPER N3465M AND SWIFT N250B ALSO AUTO,SUB DMG TO ALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2569Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Monica
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