- Date
- January 16, 1972
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6901RCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165227
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0270 72/1/16 SACRAMENTO,CALIF CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1515 N6901R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 35, 2843 TOTAL HOURS, 68 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV SACRAMENTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 50 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- BLO GS AT DH,DURG ATEMPT LCT RWY DSND BLO DH,HIT TREE.EXCTD MAP,WENT VFR ON TOP,LNDD AUBURN,CALIF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6901R
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metropolitan
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