FTW74AF055

NTSB accident investigation · N.American NA-265 · Oklahoma Cty, OK · January 15, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 15, 1974
Place
Oklahoma Cty, OK · OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5565N.American NA-265
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740115005109A
Case key
187194

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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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3-0136  74/1/15    OKLAHOMA CTY,OKLA   N.AMERICAN NA-265   CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0600                    N5565               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 65, 21500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TEX          OKLAHOMA CTY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ILS APCH,BLO MIN.DESCND BLO MDA.CREW HAD LITTLE REST BFOR FLT.CTLR DIDNT MONITOR ACFT ALT ON RADAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5565
Reported as
N.American NA-265
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Will Rogers

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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.