# NTSB UNK64X0213: Cessna 182F, N3343U, Thernopolis, WY, January 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1964
- Place: Thernopolis, WY · THERNOPOLIS, WY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3343U-2011-04-26), registration cancelled 2011-04-26, S/N 18254743, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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