OAK75DVA18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Lone Pine, CA · September 14, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1974
Place
Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N185JHCessna 185
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740914028979A
Case key
134403

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2524  74/9/14  NR.LONE PINE,CALIF    CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1471
        TIME - 1030                    N185JH              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUNNEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CALIF           LONE PINE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT 3 FT BERM AT END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N185JH
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tunnel

FAA reports on this event · 1

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