MIA80FKA03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 336 · Mona Island, PR · January 10, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 10, 1980
Place
Mona Island, PR · MONA ISLAND, PR
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1788ZCessna 336
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131899

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0337  80/1/10    MONA ISLAND,PR      CESSNA 336          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 481
        TIME - 0775                    N1788Z              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORINQUEN,PR                MONA ISLAND,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N1788Z
Reported as
Cessna 336
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mona

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