- Date
- May 1, 1968
- Place
- Usaf Academy, CO · USAF ACADEMY, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9829XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110918
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1780 68/5/1 USAF ACADEMY COLO CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1411 N9829X PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS AGE 62, 11088 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - USAF ACADEMY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR 15000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND VARIABLE 0 TO 250 DEG 12 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9829X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Usaf Academy
N9829XRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2007 · Cessna 185Airframe modelCessna 185Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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.
Other investigations on N9829X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC92FA141Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportWhittier, AKPilot in command's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's disregard for adverse weather advisory, weather conditions (clouds) and mountainous terrain.NTSB SEA75DYC45Accident · No injuriesClosedDallesport, WA