UNK64X3778

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182C · Parker, AZ · September 4, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 4, 1964
Place
Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8745TCessna 182C
Status
Completed · report December 31, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182667

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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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2-0653   64/9/4    PARKER ARIZ         CESSNA 182C         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 2500
        TIME - 0200                    N8745T              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- DARK TERRAIN. RECOVERY DATE 09/07/64

Aircraft

Registration
N8745T
Reported as
Cessna 182C
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.