- Date
- April 15, 1979
- Place
- Glamis, CA · GLAMIS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3265YCessna 182E
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790415025719A
- Case key
- 137124
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1275 79/4/15 GLAMIS,CA CESSNA 182E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR TIME - 1002 N3265Y PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GLAMIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLYTHE,CA GLAMIS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WING HIT WIRES AFTR STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3265Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Glamis
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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.