MKC67A0048

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182F · Sikeston, MO · February 15, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 15, 1967
Place
Sikeston, MO · SIKESTON, MO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3235UCessna 182F
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119091

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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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2-0061  67/2/15    SIKESTON MO         CESSNA 182F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1040
        TIME - 1410                    N3235U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 653 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKESTON MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING DUST                                              61
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 021667.BLOWING DUST.WIND 25 KTS,GSTS TO 40.2ND ACFT MADE HI APP OVR DUST,LNDED SAFLY

Aircraft

Registration
N3235U
Reported as
Cessna 182F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sikeston Muni

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.