- Date
- February 1, 1975
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 4 serious, 7 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15HCDouglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750201004709A
- Case key
- 147917
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0326 75/2/1 HOUSTON,TX DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0257 N15HC PX- 3 4 7 CORP/EXEC 45, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTERCONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TULSA,OK HUNTSVILLE,TX LAWTON,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 69 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR REMARKS- HIT 75FT TOWER ABT 2 MI FRM RWY.ATTMPTD COMB NDB & SURV APCH AFTER MISSED ILS APCH BLO MIN COND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15HC
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Houston Intercont
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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.