LAX70FUQ02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Pacoima, CA · January 3, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1970
Place
Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2369VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141692

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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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3-0136   70/1/3    PACOIMA,CALIF       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 150
        TIME - 1655                    N2369V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LDG GR HIT POWER LINE APRX 500FT FROM APCH END OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2369V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Whiteman

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.