DEN78FA030

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Gallup, NM · March 4, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 4, 1978
Place
Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N4108TCessna 320
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780304010179A
Case key
143404

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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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3-0753   78/3/4  NR.GALLUP,NM          CESSNA 320          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1600
        TIME - 0146                    N4108T              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         GALLUP,NM                    ALBUQUERQUE,NM               WINDOW ROCK,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4108T
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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