- Date
- August 18, 1970
- Place
- Dubois, WY · DUBOIS, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1340NBoeing TB-17F
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2288 70/8/18 DUBOIS,WYO BOEING TB-17F CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1637 N1340N PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL AGE 52, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 105 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CODY,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F SMOKE 89 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 225 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FIRE DROP DOWN SLOPE SIDE OF MTN,DOWN WIND RUN.DENSITY ALT APRX 13000FT.WX BRFG,USFS.WIND 25-35MPH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1340N
- Reported as
- Boeing TB-17F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
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