- Date
- May 16, 1979
- Place
- Show Low, AZ · SHOW LOW, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7340UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790516015299A
- Case key
- 143495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1363 79/5/16 SHOW LOW,AZ CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4005 TIME - 1647 N7340U PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOW LOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ SHOW LOW,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 50 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DIRT BANKS ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7340U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Show Low
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7340U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC01LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKongiganak, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.NTSB ANC95LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaint Mary'S, AKThe pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain, and the whiteout weather conditions.