19791027044219A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Jackson, WY · October 27, 1979

Date
October 27, 1979 · 00:30 local
Place
Jackson, WY
Airport
Jackson Hole
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6470A
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FA006
Reported as
Cessna 210
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
249 total63 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck trees inverted descent possible loss of control by descent into valley. Lost runway lights reference.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES INVERTED DESCENT POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL BY DESCENT INTO VALLEY. LOST RUNWAY LIGHTS REFERENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.