- Date
- August 16, 1964
- Place
- Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5436BCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182664
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0650 64/8/16 NR.ELKO NEV CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6675 TIME - 0125 N5436B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, 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 - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 11000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SMOKE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT ENTERED SMOKE RESTRICTED VIZABILITY FROM BRUSH FIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5436B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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