- Date
- March 6, 1970
- Place
- Malibu, CA · MALIBU, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N770LWCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138758
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0039 70/3/6 MALIBU,CALIF CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 111 TIME - 1445 N770LW PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MONICA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- UN CLB ABV TRRN,PLT CRASH LANDED ON HILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N770LW
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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