LAX73FUG22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Rialto, CA · November 11, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 11, 1972
Place
Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9127GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168918

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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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3-3374  72/11/11   RIALTO,CALIF        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 398
        TIME - 1618                    N9127G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  COLTON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CALIF          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLEW UNDER WIRES DEP END,HIT POLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9127G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Colton Airpark

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.