- Date
- May 31, 1973
- Place
- Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73JBBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730531014109A
- Case key
- 190710
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1050 73/5/31 TYLER,TEX BEECH E18S CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0200 N73JB PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 38, 5600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 2600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POUNDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DALLAS,TEX LONGVIEW,TEX TYLER,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TREES 32 FT AGL 1 3/4 MI FROM ARPT. PLT HAD LDG LTS ON,GR DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73JB
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pounds
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.