- Date
- November 18, 1981
- Place
- Natchez, MS · NATCHEZ, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N425ACCessna 425
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811118074629A
- Case key
- 122615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3557 81/11/18 NR.NATCHEZ,MS CESSNA 425 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12182 TIME - 0445 N425AC PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDY-ANDERS FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NATCHEZ,MS RETURN PARAGOULD,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 56 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 110 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ALSTG AT FSS 30.03. ALSTG IN ACFT AT 30.20. CRASHED APRX 200FT RGT OF LOC CNTRLN.NO FLT PLN FILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N425AC
- Reported as
- Cessna 425
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hardy-Anders Fld
N425ACRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2013 · Cessna 425Airframe modelCessna 425Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A 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.