- Date
- September 8, 1971
- Place
- Craigmont, ID · CRAIGMONT, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9738VCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163842
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3608 71/9/8 CRAIGMONT,ID CESSNA 188 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N9738V PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL AGE 32, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIGMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRAIGMONT,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS SMOKE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DROPPING WATER ON GRASS AND TREES.POOR VIZ DUE TO SMOKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9738V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Craigmont
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