- Date
- July 21, 1970
- Place
- Yakima, WA · YAKIMA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7917QCessna 401B
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1654 70/7/21 NR.YAKIMA,WASH CESSNA 401B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0230 N7917Q PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 38, 7029 TOTAL HOURS, 513 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAK,WASH TROUTDALE,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/22/70. FLEW INTO MNTN SLOPE ABOUT 10 MI L OF INTENDED COURSE. AUTO PLT SWITCH ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7917Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 401B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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