# NTSB LAX96LA066: Boeing B75-N1, N5114N, Chino, CA, November 29, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 29, 1995, 13:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Chino, CA - Coordinates: 34.000011, -117.679878 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-117.6799&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29349 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX96LA066 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29349/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA066 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to see and avoid light poles. A poorly planned approach was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, maneuvering - low pass - performed, pilot in command - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - object - pole ## Analysis The pilot had been asked by a film crew to execute a low pass over the runway. The local controller granted the pilot's request to execute a low pass offset to the north of the runway. When on final approach, the pilot allowed the airspeed to decrease and made a steep approach to the runway. The pilot failed to see the light poles north of the runway. The airplane's left wing contacted the light poles. The pilot did not lose control of the airplane and reentered the traffic pattern landing without further incident. ## Factual narrative On November 29, 1995, about 1315 hours Pacific standard time, a Boeing B75-N1, N5114N, collided with a light pole while executing a low approach north of runway 26 at Chino Airport, Chino, California. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules personal flight and he landed the airplane on runway 26 without further incident. The airplane, registered to and operated by a private individual, sustained substantial damage. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Chino Airport about 1300 hours. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations inspector from the Riverside [California] Flight Standards District Office reported this accident to the National Transportation Safety Board on December 7, 1995. He said that a filming company asked the accident pilot and another pilot to execute a low approach over the airport so that they could film their airplanes in the background. The local controller granted the pilot's request to execute a low approach over the airport from the east to the west. During the low approach, the left wing of the accident aircraft struck the top of an aluminum light pole. The pilot reported in a letter to the FAA that he was asked by an unknown person to slow to 70 knots indicated airspeed while on final approach for the low pass. He said that since he was offset to the north his approach was much steeper than normal. He said that he allowed the airspeed to drop off too much and he leveled off at a lower altitude than anticipated. When he added power to stabilize the airplane, the left wing struck the pole that he did not see. After contacting the pole, the airplane remained stable and he landed on runway 26 without further incident after reentering the traffic pattern. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5114N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5114N), registered now, S/N 75-7721, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing B75-N1 - Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-7721 - Airframe hours: 11792 - Engines: Continental W670-6N 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Michael Walsh - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 7, 1995, 10 hours before - Departed: CNO - Airport: CNO, Chino, runway 26, 4,856 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 595 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CNO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19951129040469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951129040469A), Nov 29, 1995: Boeing B75N1, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Making low pass over airport for photo flight. Wing hit top light pole. Made pattern landed normally. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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