- Date
- January 11, 1964
- Place
- Thernopolis, WY · THERNOPOLIS, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3343UCessna 182F
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116367
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0012 64/1/11 NR.THERNOPOLIS WYO CESSNA 182F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N3343U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1/4 MILE OR LESS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS BLOWING SNOW IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-01/12/64.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3343U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3343URegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2011 · Cessna 182FAirframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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