- Date
- July 1, 1968
- Place
- Fayetteville, AR · FAYETTEVILLE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N196KCAero Comdr 1121
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2243 68/7/1 FAYETTEVILLE,ARK AERO COMDR 1121 CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5700 TIME - 1712 N196KC PX- 1 1 4 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAKE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PVT WX SVC.IMPROPER TECHNIQUES/PROCEDURES USED IN ATTEMPTING AIR STARTS.LOWERED GR TOO SOON-FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N196KC
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 1121
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Drake
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