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LAX70FUM12

1970-06-26 · CALIPATRIA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CESSNA A-188 · N8079V
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EJ
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Airport
FARM STRIP
Kind of flying
CB

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
120° / 8 kt
Temp
87° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
0000188-0329
Total time
314 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
1,704
Age
27

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

NTAIN FLYING SPEED DUE HEAVY LOAD ON ACFT.

Investigator remarks

ATMTD GO-AROUND WITH PROP IN LOW RPM PSN. UN MAI

Cause factors

  • 64/C/20 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. Cause
  • 64/C/21 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Cause
  • 64/C/19 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT Cause
  • 88/C/07 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Cause
  • 88/C/DC C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS LOAD NOT JETTISONED Cause
  • 88/L/AQ L
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DOWNWIND

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2754. Source file NTSB_1970_3_2754.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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