- Date
- March 24, 1971
- Place
- Jerome, AZ · JEROME, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N3797UCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160272
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0298 71/3/24 JEROME,ARIZ CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2000 TIME - 2330 N3797U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/22/71. DARK NITE,SPARSE LTG IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3797U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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