- Date
- February 14, 1971
- Place
- Junction, TX · JUNCTION, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6492ACessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160337
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0029 71/2/14 JUNCTION,TEX CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 103 TIME - 1915 N6492A PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIMBLE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VANCE,TEX JUNCTION,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 2/16/71. PLT FLEW INTO UNPOPULATED UNLTD AREA. TOTAL.NITE TIME 2 HRS,NO INST TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6492A
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kimble County
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