- Date
- February 7, 1979
- Place
- Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3413GCessna 310R
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790207002509A
- Case key
- 137812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0155 79/2/7 KALAMAZOO,MI CESSNA 310R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0840 N3413G PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 25, 2512 TOTAL HOURS, 508 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KALAMAZOO,MI KALAMAZOO,MI CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS FREEZING DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- PLT STATED TURNED OFF WINDSHIELD ALCOHOL DURING APP,ICE BLOCKED FORWARD VISION ON LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3413G
- Reported as
- Cessna 310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kalamazoo 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.