19761227040849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182H · Monticello Mo, MO · December 27, 1976

Date
December 27, 1976
Place
Monticello Mo, MO
Airport
Caldwell
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1873X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC77FCA07
Reported as
Cessna 182H
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total232 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Turned into setting sun shortly after takeoff. Lost orientation and dived into ground

As the FAA filed it

TURNED INTO SETTING SUN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.LOST ORIENTATION AND DIVED INTO GROUND

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.