- Date
- December 5, 1970
- Place
- Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86312Aeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159115
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4349 70/12/5 LONE PINE,CALIF AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1231 TIME - 1500 N86312 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONACHE MEADOWS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE CALIF MONACHE MEADOWS CAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER STRIP WHEELS CONTACTED SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86312
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Monache Meadows
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