- Date
- May 22, 1975
- Place
- Porterville, CA · PORTERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9462XCessna 210A
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750522012039A
- Case key
- 148390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1126 75/5/22 PORTERVILLE,CA CESSNA 210A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 952 TIME - 1210 N9462X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA PORTERVILLE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- PLT DISTRACTED BY HEAVY EQUIP NR RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9462X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Porterville
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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.
Other investigations on N9462X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX01FA194Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportEscondido, CAthe pilot's spatial disorientation and lack of instrument flight proficiency that resulted in a loss of directional control and the airplane's subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.NTSB LAX70D0042Accident · No injuriesClosedPhoenix, AZ