- Date
- October 18, 1969
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7494XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2697 69/10/18 PACOIMA,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0910 N7494X PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS AGE 57, 11100 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RANCHO CALIF PACOIMA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THROTTLE CTL ARM LOOSE ON VALVE SHAFT.ACFT FLOWN 3 HRS SINCE LAST ANNUAL INSP ON OCT 17,1969.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7494X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whiteman Airpark
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