- Date
- November 22, 1978
- Place
- George West, TX · GEORGE WEST, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1040WBeech 58
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781122041059A
- Case key
- 138274
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3682 78/11/22 NR.GEORGE WEST,TX BEECH 58 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1052 N1040W PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 62, 16568 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN RANCH PVT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHREVEPORT,LA ALICE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) 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 OVERCAST 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT CANCELLED IFR ENROUTE TO DESTINATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1040W
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Martin Ranch Pvt
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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.