- Date
- August 24, 1971
- Place
- Mazama, WA · MAZAMA, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N770ECessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162965
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2853 71/8/24 MAZAMA,WASH CESSNA 310 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N770E PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 26, 670 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 248 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WASH RETURN WENATCHEE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED DURING SHARP CLIMBING TURN. ACFT EXPERIMENTAL DUE STC PROC FOR CAMERA INSTALLATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N770E
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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