FTW68A0053

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182D · Rayville, LA · November 26, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 26, 1967
Place
Rayville, LA · RAYVILLE, LA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8738XCessna 182D
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113473

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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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2-0742  67/11/26   RAYVILLE,LA         CESSNA 182D         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2500
        TIME - 1950                    N8738X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAYVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT AT CONTROLS NOT KNOWN.AIRCRAFT BUZZED PILOT/OWNERS RESIDENCE BFOR CRASH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8738X
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rayville

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.