CAN71AW907

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 336 · Valleyview, Canada · August 11, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1970
Place
Valleyview, Canada · VALLEYVIEW,CAN, CD
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3891UCessna 336
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108307

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0076  70/8/11    VALLEYVIEW,CAN      CESSNA 336          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 200
        TIME - 1230                    N3891U              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGAME,CALIF            FT ST JOHN,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- INVSTGTD AND RPRTD BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N3891U
Reported as
Cessna 336
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.