Cessna 182 N2623F
19 March 1968 · Potters Cove, Rhode Island, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 March 1968 at about 19:37 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N2623F, operated by Viking Airways, was involved in an accident during in flight near Potters Cove, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Potters Cove, Rhode Island, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N2623F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Viking Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0963
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 3/21/68.HIT WATER WHILE ATTEMPTINGTO STAY BELOW CEILING ON DARK NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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