- Date
- March 2, 1971
- Place
- Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9844XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3512 71/3/2 CORONA,CALIF CESSNA 185 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3300 TIME - 0930 N9844X PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT CANYON WALL IN STEEP BANK. EVALUATION FLT OF PLTS ABILITY.IP HAD MDT-SEVERE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9844X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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