- Date
- October 4, 1974
- Place
- Springfield, CO · SPRINGFIELD, CO
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2869FCessna 182J
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741004036829A
- Case key
- 132458
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3189 74/10/4 SPRINGFIELD,COLO CESSNA 182J CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 152 TIME - 1830 N2869F PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDEN CITY,KANS SPRINGFIELD,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- LIMITED NIGHT FLYING & RECENCY.UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.RECOVERED 10/5/74.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2869F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Springfield
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2869F · 1
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