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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Prosser, WA · February 9, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 9, 1964
Place
Prosser, WA · PROSSER, WA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8660TCessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117563

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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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2-0023   64/2/9    PROSSER WASH        CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3256
        TIME - 1800                    N8660T              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-02/10/64.

Aircraft

Registration
N8660T
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.