- Date
- June 26, 1970
- Place
- West Union, WV · WEST UNION, WV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6841TCessna 310D
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126438
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0852 70/6/26 WEST UNION,W VA CESSNA 310D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3000 TIME - 0855 N6841T PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST UNION,W VA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTEMPT T/O FROM SHORT CURVING UPSLOPE HIWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. STRUCK WIRES AND TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6841T
- Reported as
- Cessna 310D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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