- Date
- July 17, 1976
- Place
- Cutler, IN · CUTLER, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4440Cessna 310D
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760717025109A
- Case key
- 154833
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2141 76/7/17 NR.CUTLER,IN CESSNA 310D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2000 TIME - 1650 N4440 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNCAN PVT APRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUTLER,IN GREENWOOD,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 82 310 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO HIGH CORN CROP. WND GUSTING 15-20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4440
- Reported as
- Cessna 310D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duncan Pvt Aprt
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.