LAX70FUG48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Helendale, CA · June 21, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1970
Place
Helendale, CA · HELENDALE, CA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N22642Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125736

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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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3-0682  70/6/21    HELENDALE,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N22642              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          APPLE VALLEY,CALIF          APPLE VALLEY,CALIF           HELENDALE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LOW PASS TO PHOTOGRAPH GROCERY STORE.

Aircraft

Registration
N22642
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.