SEA77DYP16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421A · Sandpoint, ID · January 12, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 12, 1977
Place
Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N421MFCessna 421A
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770112000289A
Case key
156735

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0067  77/1/12    SANDPOINT,ID        CESSNA 421A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0800                    N421MF              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 28, 4378 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1135 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CITY-COUNTY ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDPOINT,ID                HELENA,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BRAKES FROZEN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- RT BRAKE LOCKED.ACFT SWERVED RT INTO SNOWBANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N421MF
Reported as
Cessna 421A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
City-County Arpt

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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