UNK64X0262

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Brookwood, AL · January 17, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 17, 1964
Place
Brookwood, AL · BROOKWOOD, AL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7206ECessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117011

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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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2-0018  64/1/17  NR. BROOKWOOD ALA     CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 331
        TIME - 1700                    N7206E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N7206E
Reported as
Cessna 182
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.