- Date
- November 17, 1972
- Place
- Elkton, KY · ELKTON, KY
- Injuries
- 11 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2700SBeech G18S
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3312 72/11/17 ELKTON,KY BEECH G18S CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2320 N2700S PX- 10 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 56, 22145 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 476 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOPKINSVILLE,KY LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 37 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 20 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- APRX 798LBS OVR GWT,C.G.WAS 2.72IN AFT REAR LMT.AIRMET-OCNL MDT MXD ICGICIP ABV FRZLVL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2700S
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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