- Date
- March 10, 1981
- Place
- Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1361LCessna 337H
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810310008989A
- Case key
- 127098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0974 81/3/10 NR.ALPINE,TX CESSNA 337H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1031 N1361L PX- 2 0 0 CORP/EXEC 66, 27513 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 185 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALPINE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TX ALPINE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 60 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- HIT MTN APRX 200FT BLO MDA & 4.0 MILES BYD NDB MAP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1361L
- Reported as
- Cessna 337H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Alpine Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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