- Date
- January 6, 1979
- Place
- Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19790106000402A19790106000401A
- Case key
- 137376
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0437 79/1/6 UPLAND,CA VARIEZE CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2000 TIME - N999EZ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UPLAND,CA ROMONA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PORTABLE TEMP TWR COULD NOT SEE END OF RWY.PLT FAILED TO OBTAIN TKOF CLEARANCE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0437 79/1/6 UPLAND,CA CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 59, 328 TIME - N9356B PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 258 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UPLAND,CA SANTA ANA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PORTABLE TEMP TWR CLEARED ACFT FOR INTERSECTION TAKEOFF.COULD NOT SEE END OF RNWY.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N9356B
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cable
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- Registration
- N999EZ
- Reported as
- Varieze
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cable
N999EZRegistered now · Gardner VARIEZEAirframe modelGardner VARIEZEEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9356B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.