- Date
- September 14, 1965
- Place
- Stevens Pt., WI · STEVENS PT., WI
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N28341Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176292
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0059 65/9/14 STEVENS PT.WIS DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2135 N28341 PX- 0 0 5 AGE 36, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENS POINT MUN OPERATOR - NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 53 140 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 4 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- DURING VOR APPROACH N28341 STRUCK TREES AT ALTITUDE 235 FEET BELOW APPROVED APPROACH MINIMUMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28341
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stevens Point Mun
N28341Registered now · Douglas DC3-G202AAirframe modelDouglas DC3-G202AEngine modelWright C9GC&D series
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