- Date
- January 25, 1977
- Place
- San Mateo, NM · SAN MATEO, NM
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99BBBellanca 17-30A
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770125003999A
- Case key
- 157439
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0234 77/1/25 NR.SAN MATEO NM BELLANCA 17-30A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 800 TIME - 1800 N99BB PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANTS NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/29/77.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99BB
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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