SEA73AS016

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206D · Kamian, ID · November 29, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 29, 1972
Place
Kamian, ID · KAMIAN, ID
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8768ZCessna 206D
Status
Completed · report May 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169251

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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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3-3946  72/11/29 NR.KAMIAN,ID          CESSNA 206D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2374
        TIME - 1859                    N8768Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLA WALLA,WASH           KAMIAN,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/14/73.

Aircraft

Registration
N8768Z
Reported as
Cessna 206D
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.