- Date
- December 19, 1972
- Place
- Champaign, IL · CHAMPAIGN, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7731RBeech D55
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163234
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3837 72/12/19 CHAMPAIGN,ILL BEECH D55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1484 TIME - 1814 N7731R PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - U.OF ILL-WILLARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH DECATOR,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION REMARKS- ILS APPROACH.DESCENT BELOW MDA WITHOUT VIEW OF RWY. STRUCK GND SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7731R
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- U.Of Ill-Willard
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