LAX72FUG33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182M · Mentone, CA · November 13, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1971
Place
Mentone, CA · MENTONE, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N71169Cessna 182M
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163902

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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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3-3439  71/11/13   MENTONE,CALIF       CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 354
        TIME - 1320                    N71169              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANNING,CALIF               MENTONE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND IN BRUSH AND ROCKS.

Aircraft

Registration
N71169
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Redlands

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.