FTW66A0063

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182E · Fordyce, AR · January 12, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 12, 1966
Place
Fordyce, AR · FORDYCE, AR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3399YCessna 182E
Status
Completed · report April 27, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174498

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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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2-0008  66/1/12    FORDYCE ARK         CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 380
        TIME - 2042                    N3399Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-01/13/66.FLT CONDITIONS WERE BELOW OVERCAST OVER RELATIVELY DARK UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N3399Y
Reported as
Cessna 182E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.