- Date
- September 2, 1964
- Place
- Eielson Afb, AK · EIELSON AFB, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5450TCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182693
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0707 64/9/2 NR.EIELSON AFB ALAS CESSNA 172E CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2400 TIME - 2153 N5450T PX- 2 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 50 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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 3000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 260 30 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR OTHER REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO RESET DG BEFORE TAKEOFF AFTER CHANGING RWY RESULTING IN 180 COURSE ERROR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5450T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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