- Date
- September 13, 1968
- Place
- Valley Sprngs, AR · VALLEY SPRNGS, AR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2393YCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108379
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3293 68/9/13 VALLEY SPRNGS,ARK CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 220 TIME - 1330 N2393Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES HAZE 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 14 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ENROUTE LOW CEILINGS. PLT LANDED IN PASTURE,NOSE GR STRUCK RIDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2393Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage