LAX73FUJ25

NTSB accident investigation · Corben Baby ACE B1 · Mesa, AZ · October 8, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1972
Place
Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7789CCorben Baby ACE B1
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168508

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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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3-2699   72/10/8   MESA,ARIZ           CORBEN BABY ACE B1  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 260
        TIME - 1025                    N7789C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALCON FIELD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ANOTHER ARCRFT MAKING HIGH SHORT FINAL NEARLY COLLIDED. PLT SAID DIDNT SEE N7789C.

Aircraft

Registration
N7789C
Reported as
Corben Baby ACE B1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Falcon Field

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.