ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375602
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 1986 |
| Time: | 20:42 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N55386 |
| MSN: | 17275172 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ontario, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fullerton, CA (KFUL) |
| (KONT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE OWNER/PLT (PIC) WAS ON A FLT FOR NIGHT & INSTRUMENT CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS. HE WAS FLYING THE ACFT FROM THE LEFT FRONT SEAT WHILE A COMMERCIAL PLT (CP) WAS OCCUPYING THE RGT FRONT SEAT. DRG AN ILS RWY 26L FINAL APCH AT ONTARIO, CA, THE PIC & CP DISCUSSED A CONSTANT 'ON GLIDE SLOPE' INDICATION & ELECTED TO MAKE A LOCALIZER ONLY APCH. THE CP MISTAKENLYSELECTED AN INCORRECT APCH PLATE & ADVISED THE PIC THAT THE MIN DSCNT ALT (MDA) WAS 1060'. THE ACTUAL MDA FOR THE APCH WAS 1240'. WHILE THEY WERE DISCUSSING THE ALT, THE ACFT DSCNDD & STRUCK ELEC TRANSMISSION LINES AT AN ELEV OF 992'. THE ACFT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE LINES & REMAINED SUSPENDED FOR 4 HRS BEFORE THE PLTS WERE RESCUED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA117
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 07:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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