- Date
- December 31, 1965
- Place
- Port Heiden, AK · PORT HEIDEN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8269XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3857 65/12/31 PORT HEIDEN ALAS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 197 TIME - 1530 N8269X PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8269X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8269XRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2019 · Cessna 172CAirframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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