- Date
- July 30, 1978
- Place
- Riverton, WY · RIVERTON, WY
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1381GCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780730043089A
- Case key
- 139512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4419 78/7/30 RIVERTON,WY CESSNA 340 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2997 TIME - 1000 N1381G PX- 0 2 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 345 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIVERTON,WY EVANSTON,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- REVERSED COURSE IMMEDIATELY AFTR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1381G
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Riverton Muni
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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.