- Date
- December 22, 1967
- Place
- Lebanon, NH · LEBANON, NH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N818VCessna 310D
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4593 67/12/22 LEBANON,NH CESSNA 310D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 5848 TIME - 0910 N818V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 8000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 35 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- ACFT DROPPED FROM 4000 FT TO 100 FT,WING TIP STRUCK TREE.LANDED SAFELY.KNOWN WINDS,GUSTING TO 40K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N818V
- Reported as
- Cessna 310D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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