LAX79FA044

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Big Bear City, CA · April 15, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 15, 1979
Place
Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1409CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137254

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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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3-2786  79/4/15  NR.BIG BEAR CITY,CA   CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 199
        TIME - 1853                    N1409C              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MESA,AZ                     FREMONT,CA                   CALIFORNIA CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N1409C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed