LAX70I0002

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 172 · San Fernando, CA · July 6, 1969

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1969
Place
San Fernando, CA · SAN FERNANDO, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4613LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 31, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164105

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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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5-0023   69/7/6    SAN FERNANDO,CAL    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 600
        TIME - 1240                    N4613L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              SAN FERNANDO,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- CESSNA 210 DESCENDED ONTO N4613L. CESSNA 210 HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. N4613L LANDED OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N4613L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
San Fernando

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