FTW67F0638

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206B · Blue Mountain, AR · May 14, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 14, 1967
Place
Blue Mountain, AR · BLUE MOUNTAIN, AR
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3416LCessna 206B
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117287

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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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3-1628  67/5/14    BLUE MOUNTAIN,ARK   CESSNA 206B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N3416L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            115 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N3416L
Reported as
Cessna 206B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ft Smith Airport

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.