FTW72FRA23

NTSB incident investigation · Lockheed 1329 · Houston, TX · December 8, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 8, 1971
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N110GLockheed 1329
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164791

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0039   71/12/8   HOUSTON,TEX         LOCKHEED 1329       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1747                    N110G               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 51, 17510 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            154 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WM P.HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WASHINGTON,D.C.             HOUSTON,TEX                  TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           67                                                      140
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WENT BLO GLIDE SLOPE,HIT TRUCK CAB 1350 FT SHORT OF RWY,LNDD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N110G
Reported as
Lockheed 1329
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Wm P.Hobby