UNK65X0985

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Larned, KS · December 12, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1964
Place
Larned, KS · LARNED, KS
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8812BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180284

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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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3-3706  64/12/12   LARNED KAN          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 232
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8812B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N8812B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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