- Date
- November 21, 1981
- Place
- Shoshone, ID · SHOSHONE, ID
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8369GCessna 421C
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122949
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3017 81/11/21 NR.SHOSHONE,ID CESSNA 421C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2323 N8369G PX- 2 0 0 CORP/EXEC 66, 33930 TOTAL HOURS, 46 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY,UT HAILEY,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 200 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- STRUCK RISING TRRN ON DARK NIGHT.AREA FORECAST FOR MTNS OCNLY OBSCD ABV 7000-9000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8369G
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8369GRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Cessna 421CAirframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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