- Date
- October 21, 1971
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11MKAero Comdr 500-A
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164159
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4023 71/10/21 SAN DIEGO,CALIF AERO COMDR 500-A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2000 TIME - 1757 N11MK PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLEW INTO 136 FT ELEC TWR ABOUT 4200 FT FROM RWY. THEN HIT PWR LINES,TREE AND SLID INTO HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11MK
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Montgomery
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