- Date
- October 15, 1971
- Place
- Waleska, GA · WALESKA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29223Cessna U206C
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163463
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2661 71/10/15 WALESKA,GA CESSNA U206C CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1728 N29223 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 27, 1240 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 185 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STONE MOUNTAIN,GA CHATTANOOGA,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN SLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29223
- Reported as
- Cessna U206C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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