CHI69F0067

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Fairbanks, IN · June 18, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 18, 1968
Place
Fairbanks, IN · FAIRBANKS, IN
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N6084ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109838

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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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3-1954  68/6/18    FAIRBANKS,IND       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 763
        TIME - 1850                    N6084A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PILOT BLACKED OUT.CAUSE UNDETERMINED.HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO ANHYDROUS AMMONIA GAS EARLIER IN THE DAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6084A
Reported as
Cessna 172
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.