- Date
- December 4, 1971
- Place
- Mariposa, CA · MARIPOSA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N47545Taylorcraft DC-65
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164985
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3884 71/12/4 MARIPOSA,CALIF TAYLORCRAFT DC-65 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 556 TIME - 1420 N47545 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARIPOSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARIPOSA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PAX CIGARETTE OR MATCH CAUGHT FABRIC WITH SILVER NITRATE BASE ON FIRE.PAX B/A LEVEL 0.17 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47545
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DC-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mariposa