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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 320D · Gorman, CA · March 13, 1991

Date
March 13, 1991 · 10:12 local
Place
Gorman, CA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3302Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA133
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total

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What happened

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

Flew into side of mountain. Possible mountain obscurement in briefing. Seen reversing course and descend on radar.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT IN BRIEFING. SEEN REVERSING COURSE AND DESCEND ON RADAR.

NTSB investigation

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