LAX72AL039

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Big Bear, CA · November 24, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 24, 1971
Place
Big Bear, CA · BIG BEAR, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3715DCessna 182A
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164854

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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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3-4361  71/11/24   BIG BEAR,CALIF      CESSNA 182A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 63, 307
        TIME - 1630                    N3715D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            BIG BEAR,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 80MG PCT,BARBITUATES 1.4MG PCT CO2 12.5 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3715D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Big Bear

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.