DEN71DXT20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Tooele, UT · February 2, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 2, 1971
Place
Tooele, UT · TOOELE, UT
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3037TCessna 320
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159457

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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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3-0238   71/2/2    TOOELE,UT           CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1896
        TIME - 1320                    N3037T              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1364 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOOELE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNY,ARIZ                 TOOELE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                       90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N3037T
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tooele

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