# NTSB UNK64X0627: Cessna 175, N8313T, Fire Is, AK, February 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1964
- Place: Fire Is, AK · FIRE IS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0627
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0627

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0278  64/2/20    FIRE IS ALAS        CESSNA 175          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 425
        TIME - 1400                    N8313T              PX-  0  3  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIRE ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
          PILOT-CONFUSION CAUSED BY INHALING TOXIC VAPORS.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        REMARKS- SPRAYING THINNER IN A CONFINED AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8313T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8313T-1964-03-20), registration cancelled 1964-03-20, S/N 17557013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (registry code 2072508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fire Island

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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