- Date
- April 10, 1966
- Place
- Challis, ID · CHALLIS, ID
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7254MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172227
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1096 66/4/10 CHALLIS ID CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 350 TIME - 0930 N7254M PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING B RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 7000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 50 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ACFT LANDED IN SHALLOW RIVER-NO DITCHING INFO.ACFT JUST BELOW MAX GROSS WT,WIND CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7254M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying B Ranch
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