- Date
- July 5, 1975
- Place
- Oak Grove, CA · OAK GROVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8225TCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750705019979A
- Case key
- 149545
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1730 75/7/5 OAK GROVE,CA CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 261 TIME - 1445 N8225T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 254 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTERFIELD RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CA OAK GROVE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HIT NEWLY INSTALLED POLE WHILE WATCHING FRIEND IN PARKING AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8225T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butterfield Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.