- Date
- September 8, 1968
- Place
- Big Creek, ID · BIG CREEK, ID
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7940VCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 192139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4721 68/9/8 NR.BIG CREEK,ID CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0815 N7940V PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 4021 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 50 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLT,ESTABLISH HUNTING CAMP.ACFT HEAVILY LOADED,DENSITY ALT APPROX 7700 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7940V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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