DEN67D0248

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182C · Lander, WY · April 5, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1967
Place
Lander, WY · LANDER, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8941TCessna 182C
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117394

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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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3-1013   67/4/5    LANDER, WYO         CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N8941T              PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 44, 9175 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT FLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           45                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND 34 KTS GUSTING TO 50 KTS CAUSED ACFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8941T
Reported as
Cessna 182C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hunt Fld

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