FTW65A0075

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Pampa, TX · January 21, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 21, 1965
Place
Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N2271GCessna 182
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180465

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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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2-0019  65/1/21  NR.PAMPA TEX          CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1726                    N2271G              PX-  2  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 53, 9750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON

Aircraft

Registration
N2271G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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