SEA68A0061

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Polson, MT · March 25, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 25, 1968
Place
Polson, MT · POLSON, MT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2684RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110905

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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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3-1304  68/3/25    POLSON,MONT         CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 478
        TIME - 1210                    N2684R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TRANQUILIZER TYPE DRUGS FOUND IN PILOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2684R
Reported as
Cessna 182
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.