- Date
- January 1, 1979
- Place
- Crested Butte, CO · CRESTED BUTTE, CO
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N973JBCessna 310L
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790101000059A
- Case key
- 138200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0240 79/1/1 CRESTED BUTTE,CO CESSNA 310L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 8900 TIME - 1530 N973JB PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRESTED BUTTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRESTED BUTTE,CO GUNNISON,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- AIRCRAFT OVERLOAD 155 LBS PLUS ONE PAX MORE THAN AIRCRAFT DESIGNED FOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N973JB
- Reported as
- Cessna 310L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grested Butte
N973JBRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2011 · Cessna 310LAirframe modelCessna 310LEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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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.