- Date
- March 9, 1971
- Place
- La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3605DCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1022 71/3/9 LA VERNE,CALIF CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 245 TIME - 0050 N3605D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV LA VERNE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT BLINDED BY LDG LT IN GRND FOG AT NGT.DRAGGED R TIP TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3605D
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brackett Field
N3605DRegistration cancelled Jan 15, 2019 · Cessna 310Airframe modelCessna 310Engine modelContinental O-470-M
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