- Date
- September 20, 1975
- Place
- Goldfield, NV · GOLDFIELD, NV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2278DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750920031049A
- Case key
- 150904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2607 75/9/20 NR.GOLDFIELD,NV CESSNA 170B CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 210 TIME - 0921 N2278D PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INYOKERN,CA GOLDFIELD,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- LOOKING FOR LOST GOLD MINE. RECOVERY DATE 9/21/75.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2278D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.