- Date
- September 20, 1973
- Place
- Natchitoches, LA · NATCHITOCHES, LA
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50JRBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730920032929A
- Case key
- 188001
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3541 73/9/20 NATCHITOCHES,LA BEECH E18S CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2245 N50JR PX- 5 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 57, 14290 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2190 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATCHITOCHES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NATCHITOCHES,LA DALLAS,TEX SHERMAN,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 69 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT HAD SEV CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.RAN FRM MOTEL TO NEAR ARPT,ABT 3MI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50JR
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Natchitoches Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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