DEN66D0145

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A45 · Pinedale, WY · October 8, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1965
Place
Pinedale, WY · PINEDALE, WY
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N10140Beechcraft A45
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176353

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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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2-0626   65/10/8 NR.PINEDALE WYO       BEECHCRAFT A45      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N10140              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 31, 1161 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            215 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE FORCED LDG WHEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINS.

Aircraft

Registration
N10140
Reported as
Beechcraft A45
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.