- Date
- December 11, 1973
- Place
- Maynard, WA · MAYNARD, WA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5313SCessna 337A
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731211041969A
- Case key
- 187361
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4066 73/12/11 NR.MAYNARD,WASH CESSNA 337A CR- 0 2 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1820 N5313S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 49, 6700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VANCOUVER,BC,CAN CORVALLIS,OREG SEATTLE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- NIGHT FLT MSTLY OVER WATER AT 2000 FT MSL. ACFT STRUCK TREES. OBS SAID WEA POOR,GUSTING 40-50K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5313S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337A
- 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.