MIA67A0088

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 401 · Anderson, SC · February 22, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 22, 1967
Place
Anderson, SC · ANDERSON, SC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N3212QCessna 401
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119176

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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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2-0288  67/2/22    ANDERSON,SC         CESSNA 401          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N3212Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 41, 3699 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA
        REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE THAT PLT USED PLANES OXYGEN EQUIP. MED DIAGNOSIS.SEVERE CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS R & L

Aircraft

Registration
N3212Q
Reported as
Cessna 401
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.