- Date
- December 20, 1975
- Place
- Monrovia, IN · MONROVIA, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N7785YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751220041899A
- Case key
- 152077
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4122 75/12/20 MONROVIA,IN PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 532 TIME - 0725 N7785Y PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 339 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MONROVIA,IN RIVERSIDE,CA TULSA,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST COMPLETETELY ERRONEOUS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SLEET OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXISTING ICING COND NOT FORCAST.ARTCC & TOWER PERSONNEL DID NOT RELAY PIREPS TO FSS.MDT-SVR ICING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7785Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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