LAX71FUQ11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Van Nuys, CA · August 21, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1970
Place
Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N30151Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111285

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3264  70/8/21    VAN NUYS,CALIF      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N30151              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PORPOISED DRG LDG,CONTD PORPOISING DRG GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N30151
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Van Nuys

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.