# NTSB MKC66A0019: Douglas A-26, N67907, Scottsbluff, NE, September 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1965
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE · SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67907-1965-10-22), registration cancelled 1965-10-22, S/N 28036 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS A-26
- Registry model: [Douglas A-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-26b) (registry code 3020504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scttsbluff

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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