UNK64X3629

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · King Salmon, AK · August 27, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1964
Place
King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5361DCessna 180
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181944

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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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3-2652  64/8/27  NR.KING SALMON ALAS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1500
        TIME - 1955                    N5361D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 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 - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       50
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N5361D
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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