- Date
- January 7, 1973
- Place
- Avoca, PA · AVOCA, PA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4883BCessna 320E
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730107000609A
- Case key
- 169694
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0093 73/1/7 AVOCA,PA CESSNA 320E CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 594 TIME - 1723 N4883B PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKES-BARRE,PA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT SNOW,VT AVOCA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- HIT GND NOSE DWN,NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4883B
- Reported as
- Cessna 320E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wilkes-Barre,Pa
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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