# NTSB LAX71AL045: Cessna 170B, N49F, San Luis Obsp, CA, December 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1968
- Place: San Luis Obsp, CA · SAN LUIS OBSP, CA
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL045

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4443   68/12/1 NR.SAN LUIS OBSP,CAL  CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 79, 2600
        TIME - 1330                    N49F                PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2414 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LODI,CALIF                  SANTA MONICA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/4/71. MTN RIDGE OBSCURED BY CLDS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49F-1969-06-24), registration cancelled 1969-06-24, S/N 26157 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N49F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X1517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1517), Apr 30, 1964: Cessna 170B (N49F), San Telmo, Mexico, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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