- Date
- September 9, 1969
- Place
- Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2842XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155627
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3851 69/9/9 INYOKERN,CALIF CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 194 TIME - 1320 N2842X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILL AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF INYOKERN,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT TAXIIED ON DIRT ROAD.WHILE LOOKING R FOR OTR ROAD TO HANGAR L WING STRUCK POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2842X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gill Airstrip
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