- Date
- December 12, 1971
- Place
- Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N777KCessna 320D
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4562 71/12/12 SPRINGFIELD,ILL CESSNA 320D CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1083 TIME - 1930 N777K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALPENA,MICH ST.LOUIS,MO SPRINGFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 35 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 14 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MISSED VOR APCH.OBS SAW ACFT RE-ENTER LOW OCST.ALT SETTING 30.19,ACFT 30.06.POSSIBLE WINDSHLD ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777K
- Reported as
- Cessna 320D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Capital
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