MKC66A0019

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas A-26 · Scottsbluff, NE · September 17, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 17, 1965
Place
Scottsbluff, NE · SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N67907Douglas A-26
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175849

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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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2-0877  65/9/17  NR.SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR   DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2009                    N67907              PX-  2  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 57, 10846 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCTTSBLUFF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-ENTERED AREA OF KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       37
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT ADEQUATELY EQUIPPED FOR AIRFRAME ICE.

Aircraft

Registration
N67907
Reported as
Douglas A-26
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Scttsbluff

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