- Date
- August 10, 1969
- Place
- Colusa, CA · COLUSA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6535ECessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164323
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2478 69/8/10 COLUSA,CALIF CESSNA 175 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR TIME - UNK/NR N6535E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUSA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMS,CALIF PALO ALTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/11/69. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.19 PCT. PLTS SEAT BELT WAS UNBUCKLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6535E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Colusa County
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