- Date
- May 3, 1970
- Place
- Moskwite Cr, CA · MOSKWITE CR, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2077NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128070
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1966 70/5/3 MOSKWITE CR,CALIF CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 142 TIME - 1500 N2077N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOSKOWITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE BERRYESSA,CALIF NAPA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DRG LOW PASS OVR LAKE PLTS ATTN DIVERTED BY BOAT.HIT WIRES APRX 49FT ABV WATER SURFACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2077N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Moskowite
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