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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T207 · Gallup, NM · March 10, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1976
Place
Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N14450Cessna T207
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760310028489A
Case key
154232

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2739  76/3/10  NR.GALLUP,NM          CESSNA T207         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1400                    N14450              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALHART,TX                  WINSLOW,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT ON ITS BACK.ENGINE RAN NORMAL DURING POST-ACCIDENT TEST.ACFT LANDED ON DIRT ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N14450
Reported as
Cessna T207
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.