FTW76AF055

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206 · Harrison, AR · December 26, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 26, 1975
Place
Harrison, AR · HARRISON, AR
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N138NDCessna U206
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751226041579A
Case key
152085

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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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3-4134  75/12/26   HARRISON,AR         CESSNA U206         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2101                    N138ND              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              JACKSON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          310                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/1/76.

Aircraft

Registration
N138ND
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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