DEN67D0145

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310B · Bluff, UT · October 22, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1966
Place
Bluff, UT · BLUFF, UT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6622BCessna 310B
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120337

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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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3-3580  66/10/22   BLUFF UTAH          CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2464
        TIME - 0845                    N6622B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1210 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONUMENT VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK SAND DRIFTS AT EDGE OF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6622B
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Monument Valley

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