- Date
- November 7, 1977
- Place
- Eagle River, WI · EAGLE RIVER, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5861MCessna 310P
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771107039649A
- Case key
- 144332
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4258 77/11/7 EAGLE RIVER,WI CESSNA 310P CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1019 TIME - 2012 N5861M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 376 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE RIVER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALMONT,MI EAGLE RIVER,WI COLDWATER,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW 800FT MDA,OBSERVED CIRCLING OVER ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5861M
- Reported as
- Cessna 310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Eagle River Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.