- Date
- May 6, 1981
- Place
- Chinle, AZ · CHINLE, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73363Cessna T207A
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810506022999A
- Case key
- 125486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1176 81/5/6 CHINLE,AZ CESSNA T207A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0055 N73363 PX- 0 2 4 BUSINESS AGE 20, 764 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHINLE,AZ SCOTTSDALE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 48 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 150 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- STRUCK RISING TRRN DRG TURN AFTER PICKING UP MIKE & ANSWERING RDO CALL.DARK NGT.D/A APRX 6200FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73363
- Reported as
- Cessna T207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chinle
N73363Registration cancelled May 7, 1990 · Cessna T207AAirframe modelCessna T207AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520-M
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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