LAX70D0175

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Pacoima, CA · October 25, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1969
Place
Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N76269Cessna 140N99894Erco 415-C
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154184

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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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3-4715  69/10/25   PACOIMA,CALIF       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 110
        TIME - 1330                    N99894              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CESSNA TAXIED ACROSS RWY BETWEEN LNDG ACFT AND STRUCK ERCOUPE IN RUN UP AREA.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4715  69/10/25   PACOIMA,CALIF       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1331
        TIME - 1330                    N76269              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N76269
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Whiteman
Registration
N99894
Reported as
Erco 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Whiteman

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.