- Date
- March 21, 1970
- Place
- Twin Lakes, CO · TWIN LAKES, CO
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3443TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130909
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2827 70/3/21 TWIN LAKES,COLO CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 235 TIME - 1530 N3443T PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALAMOSA,COLO ASPEN,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- ACFT HIT APRX 12500 FT MSL.ACFT SVC CIG 12700 FT.PLT SAID DWNDFTS PRESENT.CRASH LANDED IN MTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3443T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3443TRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2012 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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.