SEA66D0017

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Cascade, ID · June 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1965
Place
Cascade, ID · CASCADE, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1693CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178092

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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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3-1563  65/6/20    CASCADE ID          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 374
        TIME - 0930                    N1693C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEADWOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N1693C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Deadwood

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.