- Date
- October 26, 1969
- Place
- Lucerne, CA · LUCERNE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N78095Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153758
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4315 69/10/26 LUCERNE,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 123 TIME - 1130 N78095 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOGGY DRY LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF LUCERNE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- OBJECT STRUCK WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. LANDED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78095
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Soggy Dry Lake
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