- Date
- March 23, 1976
- Place
- Goliad, TX · GOLIAD, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2315WBeech A23A
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760323020469A
- Case key
- 153711
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1730 76/3/23 GOLIAD,TX BEECH A23A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 760 TIME - 1815 N2315W PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 713 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ISABELL,TX LITTLE ROCK,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER 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) POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: VACUUM PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER - LOW CEILING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 110 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- VACUUM PUMP INOP. PLT LOST CTL. ACFT 246 LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT, 1.39 INCHES BEYOND AFT CG LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2315W
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2315WRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 1976 · Beech A23AAirframe modelBeech A23AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.