# NTSB SEA72AS028: Cessna T337D, N86371, Vale, OR, December 13, 1971 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed - Date: December 13, 1971 - Place: Vale, OR · VALE, OR - Location: 43.9840° N, 117.2422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9840&lon=-117.2422&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 3 fatal - Status: Completed, report August 21, 1972 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 164820 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS028 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS028 ## NTSB brief ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4453  71/12/13   VALE,OREG           CESSNA T337D        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2000         TIME - 1930                    N86371              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           SANTA ANA,CALIF             BAKER,OREG         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER            COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING            PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL            PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS            PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION            AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS            AIRFRAME - WINGS: RIBS,STRINGER,CAP STRIPS            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE         FACTOR(S)            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT            WEATHER - LOW CEILING            WEATHER - SNOW         WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE         WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT         MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           OVERCAST                                                  1000         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR         TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           NONE          FIRE AFTER IMPACT         REMARKS- RCVRD 1/28/72.ENCTRD SNW SHWRS AND DCRD VIS DURG NGT FLT OVR UNLTD TRRN.OUTBOARD R WNG PANEL SEPD. ``` ## Aircraft - Registration: [N86371](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86371-1972-03-22), registration cancelled 1972-03-22, S/N 337-1166, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T337D - Registry model: [Cessna T337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337d) (registry code 2075719) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.