- Date
- August 22, 1970
- Place
- Yellowstn Prk, WY · YELLOWSTN PRK, WY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3952YCessna 210D
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112967
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1504 70/8/22 YELLOWSTN PRK,WYO CESSNA 210D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 911 TIME - 1415 N3952Y PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RAPID CITY,S DAK W.YELLOWSTONE,MONT SHERIDAN,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 90 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/24/70.DENSITY ALT ABOUT 12200 FT.OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 40 LBS.CRASHED IN CREEK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3952Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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