- Date
- March 29, 1976
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4098LCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760329022579A
- Case key
- 153651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1882 76/3/29 RUIDOSO,NM CESSNA 340 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1056 TIME - 1650 N4098L PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 336 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RUIDOSO,NM ALBUQVERQUE,NM UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/30/76.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4098L
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ruidoso Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4098L · 1
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