# NTSB LAX71FUG34: Cessna 320C, N1981D, Newberry, CA, December 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1970
- Place: Newberry, CA · NEWBERRY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4473  70/12/31   NEWBERRY,CALIF      CESSNA 320C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N1981D              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 42, 4710 TOTAL HOURS, 596
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               ONTARIO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- DSCNDD TO 15 OR 20FT ABV HIGHWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1981D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harvard

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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