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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 401A · Dorset, VT · March 17, 1985

Date
March 17, 1985 · 20:15 local
Place
Dorset, VT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N12CQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FA083
Reported as
Cessna 401A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,946 total3,149 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.

Collided with trees and rising terrain on dark night. No flight plan filed and pilot had consumed alcohol.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TREES AND RISING TERRAIN ON DARK NIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

NTSB investigation

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