- Date
- December 12, 1972
- Place
- Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3044RCessna 320A
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169725
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0044 72/12/12 REDDING,CALIF CESSNA 320A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0930 N3044R PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 4170 TOTAL HOURS, 43 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - BENTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- ABOUT 1/4 INCH ICE ON WG LEADING EDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3044R
- Reported as
- Cessna 320A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Benton
N3044RRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2023 · Cessna 320AAirframe modelCessna 320AEngine modelContinental TSI0-470-B
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