- Date
- December 22, 1972
- Place
- Marion, IN · MARION, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8243RBellanca 17-30A
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169772
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4133 72/12/22 MARION,IND BELLANCA 17-30A CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3811 TIME - 1658 N8243R PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MINERAL WELLS,TEX MARION,IND FLIPPIN,ARKANSAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG CALM TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 33 CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- 2ND APCH,SHORT FINAL,PLT AWARE OF AIRFRAME ICE LWRD NOSE TO MAINT 100 MPH HIT GND.NOT DEICER EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8243R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marion Municipal
N8243RRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AAirframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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