Cessna 175 N8313T
20 February 1964 · Fire Is Alas, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1964 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N8313T was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fire Is Alas, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fire Is Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fire Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N8313T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0278
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SPRAYING THINNER IN A CONFINED AREA PILOT-CONFUSION CAUSED BY INHALING TOXIC VAPORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1964 | Cessna 175 | Wells Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Cessna 175 | Decatur Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1964 | Cessna 175 | West Chester Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1964 | Cessna 175 | High Point Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1964 | Cessna 175 | Montgomery Ala, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1964 | Cessna 175 | McNabb Ill, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |