- Date
- July 24, 1966
- Place
- Cascade, ID · CASCADE, ID
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N988TACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0756 66/7/24 NR.CASCADE IDAHO CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 542 TIME - 1755 N988TA PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 533 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PISTOL CREEK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 93 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- STALLED DURING MANEUVER TO AVOID MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.DENSITY ALTITUDE 7860 FEET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N988TA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pistol Creek
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