- Date
- February 26, 1972
- Place
- Ketchum, ID · KETCHUM, ID
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N843BWBeech V35
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165892
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0342 72/2/26 KETCHUM,ID BEECH V35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 618 TIME - 1135 N843BW PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIMLET-SUN VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDFORD,OREG KETCHUM,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 43 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT FLEW R DOWNWIND ABOVE CANYON RIDGE. CONCENTRATED ON RWY,LOST CTL. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 6100 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N843BW
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gimlet-Sun Valley
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