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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182N · Brookland, AR · November 8, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 8, 1973
Place
Brookland, AR · BROOKLAND, AR
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9241Cessna 182N
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188179

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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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3-3347   73/11/8   BROOKLAND,ARK       CESSNA 182N         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 2069
        TIME - 0515                    N9241               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARAGOULD,ARK               JONESBORO,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          SMOKE                                                     50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TREE TOP LVL BFR CRASH WX AT TIME RPTD AS VERY FOGGY WITH LGT RAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N9241
Reported as
Cessna 182N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed