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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Kodiak, AK · September 27, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 27, 1969
Place
Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N29466Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158558

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2661  69/9/27  NR.KODIAK,ALAS        CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1343                    N29466              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 511 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KODIAK,ALAS                 KODIAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. REPORTED FLT PURPOSE WAS SCOUTING GAME. CO LEVEL 11 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N29466
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.