# NTSB LAX70DVA18: Amer Eagle 101, N3738, Lebec, CA, June 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1970
- Place: Lebec, CA · LEBEC, CA
- Location: 34.8446° N, 118.8992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebec, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8446&lon=-118.8992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DVA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DVA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2462   70/6/7  NR.LEBEC,CALIF        AMER EAGLE 101      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1345                    N3738               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 26000 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELANO,CALIF                SANTA PAULA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLYING UP VALLEY,HIT WIRES STRUNG HILL TOP TO HILL TOP.NOT SHOWN ON NAV CHARTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3738](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3738), registered now, S/N 82 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER EAGLE 101
- Registry model: [American Eagle 101](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eagle-101) (registry code 7680104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright CURTISS OX5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (registry code 67002, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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