- Date
- July 3, 1974
- Place
- Iron Mtn, MI · IRON MTN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73FABeech H18
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740703031649A
- Case key
- 130064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2767 74/7/3 IRON MTN,MICH BEECH H18 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0145 N73FA PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 32, 6070 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP IRON MTN,MICH RETURN LANSING,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F GROUND FOG 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- VIS DESCRIBED AS POOR DUE TO HVY FOG.PLT RPTD OVR ARPT,GOING OUT TO ATMT APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73FA
- Reported as
- Beech H18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ford
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.