- Date
- March 10, 1972
- Place
- Grants, NM · GRANTS, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9809LCessna 320B
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0583 72/3/10 NR.GRANTS,N MEX CESSNA 320B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1330 N9809L PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 36, 5693 TOTAL HOURS, 40 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- PLT BECAME ILL AND LND ON HIWAY AT NITE. R MLG TIRE FAILED,ACFT RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT CULVERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9809L
- Reported as
- Cessna 320B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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