- Date
- November 5, 1978
- Place
- Joseph, OR · JOSEPH, OR
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80169Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781105037469A
- Case key
- 139131
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3183 78/11/5 NR.JOSEPH,OR CESSNA 185 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 400 TIME - 1630 N80169 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED'S HORSE RANCH,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED ON WESTERLY HDG.SUN ON HORIZON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80169
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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