UNK67X0132

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Armstrong, Canada · June 29, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 29, 1967
Place
Armstrong, Canada · ARMSTRONG,CAN, CD
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7022MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115783

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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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6-0065  67/6/29    ARMSTRONG,CAN       CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 6000
        TIME - 1100                    N7022M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA. RECOVERY DATE-07-02-67.

Aircraft

Registration
N7022M
Reported as
Cessna 175
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.