UNK64X0251

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182C · Horicon, WI · January 15, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 15, 1964
Place
Horicon, WI · HORICON, WI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9023TCessna 182C
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116798

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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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2-0016  64/1/15  NR.HORICON WIS        CESSNA 182C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 751
        TIME - 2100                    N9023T              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N9023T
Reported as
Cessna 182C
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.