- Date
- February 1, 1972
- Place
- Lehi, UT · LEHI, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6762RCessna T210F
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165314
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0116 72/2/1 LEHI,UT CESSNA T210F CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0637 N6762R PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 44, 3685 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF SALT LAKE CITY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 2 PREVIOUS WRITE UPS ON ATTITUDE GYRO MALFUNCTION WERENT CORRECTED. OPERATOR DISPATCHED FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6762R
- Reported as
- Cessna T210F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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