CHI66A0061

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Maysville, KY · January 4, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 4, 1966
Place
Maysville, KY · MAYSVILLE, KY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2141RCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174502

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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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2-0070   66/1/4    MAYSVILLE KY        CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 759
        TIME - 0818                    N2141R              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TYLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N2141R
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tyler

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.