Accident Cessna A185F N4862C, Thursday 26 March 1981
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Date:Thursday 26 March 1981
Time:22:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna A185F
Owner/operator:Ribbon Distrib
Registration: N4862C
MSN: 18502630
Year of manufacture:1975
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:N Patzau, WI -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Superior,Wi
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
aircraft observed flying blo low clds bfr crash.Dark ngt.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI81FA039
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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