- Date
- January 4, 1971
- Place
- New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7Douglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79689
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0001 71/1/4 NEW YORK,NY DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1832 N7 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC 47, 9711 TOTAL HOURS, 112 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PITTSBURGH,PA NEW YORK,NY JOHNSTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 60 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 11 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DIDNT RECOGNIZE WIND SHEAR.CP FAILED TO MONITOR ILS APCH OR WARN PLT DUE SELF-INDUCED COMM PROBLEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Laguardia
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