# NTSB UNK65X0298: Cessna 185A, N1687Z, Fish Lake, ID, October 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1964
- Place: Fish Lake, ID · FISH LAKE, ID
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0298

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0845  64/10/16   FISH LAKE IDAHO     CESSNA 185A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1200
        TIME - 0840                    N1687Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - USFS FISH LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH KNOWN HEAVY CRUSTEDICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ON AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1687Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1687Z-1964-11-18), registration cancelled 1964-11-18, S/N 185-0487 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Usfs Fish Lake

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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