MKC69A0015

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182B · Olathe, KS · September 24, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 24, 1968
Place
Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2316GCessna 182B
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107633

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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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3-4262  68/9/24  NR.OLATHE,KANS        CESSNA 182B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 177
        TIME - 0255                    N2316G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       69
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT NOT INST RATED.INITIATED NIGHT FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2316G
Reported as
Cessna 182B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Johnson County

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