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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T337 · Fort Nelson, Canada · September 27, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 27, 1970
Place
Fort Nelson, Canada · FORT NELSON, Canada
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N86394Cessna T337
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158759

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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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6-0081  70/9/27  NR.FORT NELSON,CAN    CESSNA T337         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 550
        TIME - 1200                    N86394              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY POWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT ST JOHN,CAN           FORT NELSON,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N86394
Reported as
Cessna T337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gary Powell

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.