- Date
- November 7, 1970
- Place
- San Fernando, CA · SAN FERNANDO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6513NBellanca 14-133
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4017 70/11/7 SAN FERNANDO,CAL BELLANCA 14-133 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 39, UNK/NR TIME - 1717 N6513N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF SAN FERNANDO,CAL 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,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 68 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT 50 FT UNLTD PWR POLE AND LINES.CRASHED INTO ST INTERSECTION,HIT CAR.DOWNDRAFT REPTD FOR APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6513N
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-133
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Fernando
N6513NRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Bellanca 14-13-3Airframe modelBellanca 14-13-3Engine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435C
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