- Date
- October 17, 1964
- Place
- Augusta, MT · AUGUSTA, MT
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2566ZCessna 185B
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181765
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0741 64/10/17 NR.AUGUSTA MONT CESSNA 185B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 192 TIME - 1747 N2566Z PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/18/64
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2566Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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