- Date
- September 22, 1968
- Place
- Elk City, ID · ELK CITY, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9989XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3919 68/9/22 ELK CITY,ID CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4700 TIME - 1615 N9989X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLD MEADOWS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- STRUCK SLUSH PILES ON UNATTENDED FOREST SERVICE STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9989X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cold Meadows
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