# NTSB LAX71DVA39: Cessna 185, N1529F, Taft, CA, October 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1970
- Place: Taft, CA · TAFT, CA
- Location: 35.1267° N, 119.4242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taft, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-119.4242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DVA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4062  70/10/31   TAFT,CALIF          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3300
        TIME - 1730                    N1529F              PX-  0  1  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 1935 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAFT-KERN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAFT,CALIF                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- STARTED ENG PRIOR PAX BOARDING.LIGHTED RAMP AREA.PAX WALKED AROUND FRONT,HIT BY PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1529F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1529F), registered now, S/N 185-0872, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Taft-Kern County

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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