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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Anaheim, CA · December 13, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 13, 1964
Place
Anaheim, CA · ANAHEIM, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1708VCessna 120N4124UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186043

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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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2-0938  64/12/13   ANAHEIM CALIF       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1437                    N4124U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  33                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   35
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0938  64/12/13   ANAHEIM CALIF       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AGE 57, 56 TOTAL HOURS,
        TIME - 1437                    N1708V              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     ALL IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  35                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   33
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N1708V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fullerton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N4124U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fullerton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.