- Date
- February 29, 1976
- Place
- Afton, WY · AFTON, WY
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4660QCessna T210L
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760229004449A
- Case key
- 153206
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0520 76/2/29 AFTON,WY CESSNA T210L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 6000 TIME - 1400 N4660Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AFTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KEMMERER,WY AFTON,WY COKEVILLE,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- NO DEPTH PERCEPTION DUE TO BARREN SNOWCOVERED TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4660Q
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Afton Muni
N4660QRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Cessna T210LAirframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4660Q · 1
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