- Date
- September 11, 1965
- Place
- Judith Gap, MT · JUDITH GAP, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4400KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175832
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0836 65/9/11 NR.JUDITH GAP,MONT. NAVION B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1713 TIME - 1510 N4400K PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 1/4 MILE OR LESS PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE DRIZZLE FOG TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9-14-65.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4400K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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