- Date
- September 27, 1971
- Place
- Davis Creek, CA · DAVIS CREEK, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N302VN.American AT-6G
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164640
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4550 71/9/27 DAVIS CREEK,CALIF N.AMERICAN AT-6G CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1965 TIME - 1320 N302V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV REDMOND,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- FRACTURE IN HEATER SHROUD ALLOWED ENG EXHAUST TO ENTER COCKPIT.PLT HAD 27 PCT CO SATURATION,PAX 16
Aircraft
- Registration
- N302V
- Reported as
- N.American AT-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed