- Date
- January 26, 1972
- Place
- Kibati, Tanzania · KIBATI, Tanzania
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6251ACessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165455
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0071 72/1/26 KIBATI,TANZANIA CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 300 TIME - 1620 N6251A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TABORO,TANZANIA MOROGORO,TANZANIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT APPROACHING DARKNESS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TREE LDG ON ROAD AT DUSK ABOUT 100KM NORTH OF DEST.INVEST & REPTD BY GOVT OF EA.AFRICA COMMUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6251A
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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