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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Kalama, WA · December 30, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 30, 1966
Place
Kalama, WA · KALAMA, WA
Injuries
2 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9237ACessna 170A
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120593

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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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2-0866  66/12/30   KALAMA WASH         CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N9237A              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N9237A
Reported as
Cessna 170A
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.