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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206E · Soldier, IA · February 26, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1971
Place
Soldier, IA · SOLDIER, IA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9442GCessna U206E
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160347

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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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3-0047  71/2/26    SOLDIER,IOWA        CESSNA U206E        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1966
        TIME - 1400                    N9442G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KANS                IDA GROVE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD MAKING SEVERAL CIRCLES OVR HOUSE,DRG THIRD CIRCLE ACFTS R WING HIT GND.WIND GUSTING 40K

Aircraft

Registration
N9442G
Reported as
Cessna U206E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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