- Date
- January 17, 1984, 07:38 local (12:38 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, SC
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N81717Rockwell 690B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840117000819A
- Case key
- 6248
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Analysis
As the plt was making an ILS approach in IMC weather, the acft descended into trees & crashed about 1-1/2 mi from the rwy threshold. The descision height for this approach was 1316 ft MSL & was located less than a mile from the threshold.a controller said that the last alt readout he remembers for the acft was 1200 ft at about 2 miles from threshold. When the radar target disappeared from the display, the controller asked for a position report, but received no reply. The 0740 EST wx a Greenville, SC was in part: sky condition zero obscured, visibility zero with fog, wind calm. The elevation of the crash site was 980 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81717
- Reported as
- Rockwell 690B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11445
- Airframe hours
- 11,540
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-251-K, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Integrated Products, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 2, 1983 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- RMG · Rome, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GMU · Greenville, runway 36, 5,393 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 13,834 total · 1,126 in this make and model · 13,735 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GMU, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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