- Date
- July 8, 1970
- Place
- Shaver Lake, CA · SHAVER LAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2042XCessna 182H
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113770
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2562 70/7/8 SHAVER LAKE,CALIF CESSNA 182H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 4227 TIME - 1850 N2042X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOVIS,CALIF SHAVER LAKE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIT TOP OF 170 FT TREE NEAR RESORT AREA. CRASHED IN LAKE. BLOOD SAMPLE UNSAT FOR VALID TEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2042X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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