CHI75AC046

NTSB accident investigation · Na Rockwell 265-60 · Lancaster, OH · December 27, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 27, 1974
Place
Lancaster, OH · LANCASTER, OH
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N920GNa Rockwell 265-60
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741227044269A
Case key
146468

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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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3-4318  74/12/27 NR.LANCASTER,OHIO     NA ROCKWELL 265-60  CR-  3  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2005                    N920G               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 45, 15105 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            367 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFIELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                LANCASTER,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NON-STANDARD APCH IN NIGHT-INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N920G
Reported as
Na Rockwell 265-60
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fairfield County

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.