ATL80FA070

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 680V · Jackson, MS · July 7, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 7, 1980
Place
Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2755HAero Comdr 680V
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800707024049A
Case key
129383

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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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3-3517   80/7/7    JACKSON,MS          AERO COMDR 680V     CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2043                    N2755H              PX-  1  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      35, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, 80
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN C THOMPSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              JACKSON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      93
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 25KTS.PLT RCVD PIREPS OF WNDSHEAR,TURBL & DWNDFTS IN VCTY OF APRT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2755H
Reported as
Aero Comdr 680V
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Allen C Thompson

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.