OAK70D0113

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Lone Pine, CA · September 14, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1969
Place
Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6451XCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
156960

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3977  69/9/14    LONE PINE,CALIF     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 495
        TIME - 1330                    N6451X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEMPLETON MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONE PINE,CALIF             MONACHE MEADOWS,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED STRIP. STRUCK BRUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N6451X
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Templeton Meadows

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