- Date
- March 31, 1975
- Place
- Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor, 95 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4527WBoeing 737
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1975
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79443
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 75/3/31 CASPER,WY BOEING 737 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0743 N4527W PX- 0 1 92 38, 6698 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATRONA COUNTY OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,CO MINNEAPOLIS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - THIRD PILOT: FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 23 50 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- REQUIRED CALLOUTS NOT PROVIDED TO PIC.TOUCHED DOWN ABT 2375FT FRM DEP END OF 8681FT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4527W
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Natrona County
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