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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182B · Sun Valley, ID · September 21, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1970
Place
Sun Valley, ID · SUN VALLEY, ID
Injuries
3 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8441TCessna 182B
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167466

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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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3-1695  70/9/21  NR.SUN VALLEY,ID      CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 900
        TIME - 0600                    N8441T              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SUN VALLEY,ID                LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT APRX 110LBS OVR MGW.TKOF MADE WITH ICE COVERED WINGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8441T
Reported as
Cessna 182B
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.