- Date
- November 4, 1980
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7291QCessna 182P
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801104063839A
- Case key
- 127978
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3287 80/11/4 RICHMOND,VA CESSNA 182P CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1752 N7291Q PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 23, 750 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 69 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD E. BYRD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HILTON HEAD,SC RICHMOND,VA NEW BERN,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- NOT QUAL FAR135 IFR OPNS.PLTS SPVSR IN TWR ADVISING ATC PRSNL.TWR ADVISED PLT DESCEND BLO MDA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7291Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richard E. Byrd
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.