- Date
- April 15, 1974
- Place
- Niland, CA · NILAND, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2869ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740415009649A
- Case key
- 186307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0815 74/4/15 NR.NILAND,CALIF CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 5000 TIME - 1530 N2869A PX- 2 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALEXICO,CALIF HOT MINERAL SP,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LNDG ON ROAD.HIT WIRES ON APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2869A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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