- Date
- January 12, 1977
- Place
- Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N179WBeech 95-B55
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770112003689A
- Case key
- 156949
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0230 77/1/12 PAMPA TX BEECH 95-B55 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 888 TIME - 1915 N179W PX- 3 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY LEFORS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE TX PAMPA TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- 2ND ADF APCH,CIRCLING TO LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N179W
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Perry Lefors
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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