- Date
- July 6, 1979
- Place
- Leavenworth, WA · LEAVENWORTH, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5873NAero Comdr 114
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790706018659A
- Case key
- 135210
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1837 79/7/6 NR.LEAVENWORTH,WA AERO COMDR 114 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2700 TIME - 1200 N5873N PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 1550 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WENATCHEE,WA SEATTLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING TURNAROUND NEAR MTN. RECOVERY DATE 7/9/79.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5873N
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5873NRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 1982 · Rockwell International 114Airframe modelRockwell International 114
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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.