- Date
- December 5, 1975
- Place
- Simla, CO · SIMLA, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N767WWCessna 310K
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751205038909A
- Case key
- 151724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3731 75/12/5 SIMLA,CO CESSNA 310K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1537 TIME - 1910 N767WW PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 286 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING,CO COLORADO SPRINGS,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- LANDED ON HIGHWAY AFTER ENCOUNTERING SNOWSHOWER AND REDUCED VIZ.MAY HAVE MADE GRND CONTACT IN TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N767WW
- Reported as
- Cessna 310K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N767WWRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Cessna 310KAirframe modelCessna 310KEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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