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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-4270 74/12/3 S.LUIS OBSP,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 164
TIME - 1430 N20184 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
SANTA MARIA,CALIF NAPA,CALIF
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
PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - RAIN
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
OVERCAST 2500
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
NONE 58
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
180 30
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
VFR VFR
SPECIAL DATA
SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 90
HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 90 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING