MKC65A0050

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Blaisdell, ND · February 18, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 18, 1965
Place
Blaisdell, ND · BLAISDELL, ND
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2460UCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179834

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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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2-0154  65/2/18  NR.BLAISDELL N DAK    CESSNA 172D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 150
        TIME - 1225                    N2460U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N2460U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
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.