- Date
- September 5, 1971
- Place
- Marana, AZ · MARANA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5262ACessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3991 71/9/5 MARANA,ARIZ CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 285 TIME - 2055 N5262A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AVRA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ TUCSON,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TURNED FNL 400FT AGL.HIT PWR LINES 60FT AGL,CRASH LNDD IN DESERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5262A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Avra Valley
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