- Date
- September 28, 1981
- Place
- Wilmar, NC · WILMAR, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5715JCessna P206E
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810928063499A
- Case key
- 123790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2097 81/9/28 WILMAR,NC CESSNA P206E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1641 TIME - 1955 N5715J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,NC WILMAR,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- UNLGTD STRIP.BLINDED BY AUTO HEADLIGHTS,TCHDWN LONG.STAYED LOW TO AVOID PWR LNS.TREES BYD PWR LNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5715J
- Reported as
- Cessna P206E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Williams Strip
N5715JRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Cessna P206EAirframe modelCessna P206EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.