- Date
- September 23, 1974
- Place
- Agua Dulce, CA · AGUA DULCE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60078Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740923044069A
- Case key
- 138634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4233 74/9/23 NR.AGUA DULCE,CALIF CESSNA 150J CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1350 N60078 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 924 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 372 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AGUA DULCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VAN NUYS,CALIF RETURN AGUA DULCE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 94 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 50 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- IP ALLOWED STUDENT TO TURN INTO RISING TERRAIN.ACFT UN CLIMB,IP TOOK CTLS.DENSITY ALT 5500FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60078
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Agua Dulce
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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