- Date
- January 12, 1968
- Place
- Murray, KY · MURRAY, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6248BAero Comdr 500
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111433
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0718 68/1/12 MURRAY,KY AERO COMDR 500 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1225 N6248B PX- 0 0 0 CTR PASSG-D AGE 45, 15541 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 445 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KYLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 120 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN SPECIAL VFR REMARKS- 3 SHIP FLT;NO-1,3 ABORTED DUE ENR WEA.NO.2 STRUCK 406 FT ANTENNA 360 FT AGL.ALT SET 70 FT HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6248B
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kyle
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