- Date
- September 13, 1970
- Place
- Bass Lake, CA · BASS LAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2310FCessna 210D
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153746
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1245 70/9/13 BASS LAKE,CALIF CESSNA 210D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 250 TIME - 1210 N2310F PX- 1 1 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BASS LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OXNARD,CALIF BASS LAKE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 75 150 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTEMPTED GO AROUND FROM ONE WAY MARGINAL AFLD,GR AND FLAPS DOWN.STRUCK POST.GUSTING TO 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2310F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bass Lake
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