- Date
- September 5, 1967
- Place
- Skykomish, WA · SKYKOMISH, WA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8244UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114532
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0886 67/9/5 SKYKOMISH,WASH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 2 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1315 N8244U PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY AGE 34, 2425 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 603 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 90 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FIRE PATROL.PLT DESCENDED TO IDENTIFY SEAPLANE. FLEW INTO CANYON,STALLED ACFT IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8244U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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