- Date
- January 28, 1972
- Place
- Grass Vally, CA · GRASS VALLY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8433FCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0418 72/1/28 GRASS VALLY,CALIF CESSNA 401 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1115 N8433F PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 31, 3600 TOTAL HOURS, 520 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLE VALLEY,CALIF GRASS VALLY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- 2/3RD RWY WIDTH CLR.ADDD PWR FOR GOARND,VEERED R DUE ASYMMETRICAL PWR RESPONSE OF ENGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8433F
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nevada Co