OAK68A0073

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182D · Wells, NV · June 19, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 19, 1968
Place
Wells, NV · WELLS, NV
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8836XCessna 182D
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109522

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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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3-2898  68/6/19    WELLS,NEV           CESSNA 182D         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0145                    N8836X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRIET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED FROM LOW ALT ROLL.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.232 PCT,CO-PLT 0.270 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8836X
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Harriet

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.