- Date
- November 5, 1969
- Place
- Watertown, WI · WATERTOWN, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2795GCessna 182B
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148261
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2742 69/11/5 WATERTOWN,WIS CESSNA 182B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 444 TIME - 1904 N2795G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JANESVILLE,WIS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK 65 FT POWER LINES AFTER LOW ALT STALL. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.127 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2795G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Watertown
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