- Date
- October 29, 1970
- Place
- Gulf Shores, AL · GULF SHORES, AL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2306XCessna 182H
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4054 70/10/29 GULF SHORES,ALA CESSNA 182H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4359 TIME - 1800 N2306X PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT MORGAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- AIR-DROPPING SUPPLIES.R WING HIT WATER,LAGOON,DRG PULL-UP FRM LOW PASS,LDG LITE ON,TO IDNTFY CHUTE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2306X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fort Morgan
N2306XRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2014 · Cessna 182HAirframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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