- Date
- October 7, 1979
- Place
- Schurz, NV · SCHURZ, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8321ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791007036769A
- Case key
- 133056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3067 79/10/7 NR.SCHURZ,NV CESSNA 170B CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 326 TIME - 1115 N8321A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAWTHORNE,NV FALLON,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8321A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8321ARegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2013 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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