# NTSB CHI75AC058: Na Rockwell NA-265, N5107, Pontiac, MI, February 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1975
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0875  75/2/23    PONTIAC,MI          NA ROCKWELL NA-265  CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1953                    N5107               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 52, 15934 TOTAL HOURS, 82
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  PONTIAC,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       37
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DIGITAL FREQ RNAV SYSTEM IN USE.HIT TREES APRX 4MI FRM ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5107 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NA ROCKWELL NA-265
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750223010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750223010969A), Feb 23, 1975: Rkwell NA26530, Pontiac, MI, Destroyed. Digital freq RNAV system in use. Hit trees aprx 4MI frm arpt.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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