- Date
- July 2, 1967
- Place
- Schurz, NV · SCHURZ, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7956TCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115792
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0257 67/7/2 NR.SCHURZ NEV CESSNA 175 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 2000 TIME - 2135 N7956T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHURZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO CLIMB TO SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT NIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7956T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Schurz