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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Elsinore, CA · May 13, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1972
Place
Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
Injuries
3 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2618VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166819

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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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3-3068  72/5/13    ELSINORE,CALIF      CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 235
        TIME - 1735                    N2618V              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              ELSINORE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2618V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Skylark

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.