- Date
- March 31, 1973
- Place
- Gander, Canada · GANDER,NFLD,CAN, CD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7691QCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0069 73/3/31 GANDER,NFLD,CAN CESSNA 340 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6630 TIME - 2350 N7691Q PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GANDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,ME GANDER,NFLD,CAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: APPROACH LIGHTING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- VISUAL CONDITIONS.DARK NIGHT,NO VISUAL REF.UPSLOPED APCH LTS.INVEST & REPORTED BY CANADIAN GOVT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7691Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gander
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