LAX70F0216

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Los Angeles, CA · August 24, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 24, 1969
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N2856UCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154214

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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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3-4719  69/8/24    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0643                    N2856U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            160 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CALIF             LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- APRT MANAGEMENT ALLOWED THE MIXING OF LIGHT AND,HEAVY ACFT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2856U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Angeles

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.