- Date
- August 10, 1971
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2645JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3000 71/8/10 SAN DIEGO,CALIF CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1727 N2645J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW APCH,HIT WIRES.ALTIMETER NOT SET PRIOR TO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2645J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery Field
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