- Date
- February 5, 1973
- Place
- Dorris, CA · DORRIS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3753XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730205002379A
- Case key
- 170036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0260 73/2/5 DORRIS,CALIF AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1149 TIME - 1855 N3753X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTE VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KLAMATH FALLS,OREG DORRIS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT UNLIGHTED 25FT HIGH TELFON POLE APRX 3500FT FRM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3753X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Butte Valley
N3753XRegistration cancelled Nov 30, 1976 · Aero Commander 100-180Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.