- Date
- September 14, 1970
- Place
- Ojai, CA · OJAI, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29561Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167906
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1723 70/9/14 NR.OJAI,CALIF CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 169 TIME - 1130 N29561 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA PAULA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT OBS AT LOW ALT FLYING UP CANYON.CAUSED LARGE BRUSH FIRE.EVIDENCE OBLITERATED BY FIRE FIGHTERS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29561
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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