- Date
- December 17, 1969
- Place
- Sepulveda, CA · SEPULVEDA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6635BCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149667
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3790 69/12/17 SEPULVEDA,CALIF CESSNA 310 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1149 N6635B PX- 1 0 0 DUAL 23, 1912 TOTAL HOURS, 12 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CALIF SEPULVEDA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT ON LOW APCH. SIM SINGLE ENG,GR AND FLAPS DOWN. HIT WIRES,TREES AND HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6635B
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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