CHI70A0008

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Missing Aircraft · July 18, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 18, 1969
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3117RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170713

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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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3-2461  69/7/18    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 133
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3117R              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALPARAISO,IND              PARK FOREST,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG,INJURIES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3117R
Reported as
Cessna 182
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.