SEA67A0053

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182J · Palmer, WA · March 24, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 24, 1967
Place
Palmer, WA · PALMER, WA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2819FCessna 182J
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117846

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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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2-0376  67/3/24  NR.PALMER,WASH        CESSNA 182J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 0505                    N2819F              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5-13-67.WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE AIRCRAFT STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE,AT 3200 FT MSL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2819F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.