CHI72AC072

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 3NM · Brook Park, OH · March 15, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 15, 1972
Place
Brook Park, OH · BROOK PARK, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6133Beech 3NM
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166050

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1798  72/3/15    BROOK PARK,OHIO     BEECH 3NM           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0519                    N6133               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      30, 3891 TOTAL HOURS, 510
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MICH                CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR AIRFRAME ICING ON ILS APCH.PLT REPTD FOR DUTY ABOUT 13 HRS BFOR ACCDT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6133
Reported as
Beech 3NM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hopkins

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.