- Date
- October 17, 1970
- Place
- Independnce, CA · INDEPENDNCE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6700FCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1670 70/10/17 NR.INDEPENDNCE,CALIF CESSNA 150F CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 203 TIME - 1330 N6700F PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CALIF LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON TERRAIN - OTHER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/18/70.IN BLIND CANYON AT 10200FT ELEV.RIM PEAKS 12500-13000FT ACFT SVCE CIG 12650
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6700F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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