- Date
- May 18, 1978
- Place
- Fort Stockton, TX · FORT STOCKTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1269GCessna 310R
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780518011649A
- Case key
- 147466
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0898 78/5/18 FORT STOCKTON,TX CESSNA 310R CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2078 TIME - 2200 N1269G PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PECOS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FORT STOCKTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 83 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE REMARKS- ALL TOWN AND A/P LIGHTS KNOCKED OUT BY LIGHTNING. 940LBS MARIJUANA FOUND ON A/C.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1269G
- Reported as
- Cessna 310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pecos County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1269G · 1
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