- Date
- September 6, 1969
- Place
- Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9966ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159826
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2844 69/9/6 LOS BANOS,CALIF CESSNA 170A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 8000 TIME - 1330 N9966A 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 - SANTA NELLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS BANOS,CALIF SAN JOSE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9966A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Nella
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