- Date
- November 27, 1968
- Place
- Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9381RAero Comdr 500-A
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4509 68/11/27 PADUCAH,KY AERO COMDR 500-A CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1190 TIME - 1802 N9381R PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 52 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 50 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR REMARKS- CONTINUED INST APPCH BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9381R
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Barkley
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