- Date
- February 21, 1971
- Place
- Bg Bear Cty, CA · BG BEAR CTY, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N662SRCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2918 71/2/21 BG BEAR CTY,CALIF CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 877 TIME - 1437 N662SR PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 287 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BURBANK,CALIF BG BEAR CTY,CALIF YUCCA VALLEY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT MADE GO AROUND INTO HIGH TERRAIN. ACFT OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 60 LBS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N662SR
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Big Bear City
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