- Date
- December 21, 1979
- Place
- Locust Grove, AR · LOCUST GROVE, AR
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5428JCessna 421B
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791221041909A
- Case key
- 132660
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3366 79/12/21 NR.LOCUST GROVE,AR CESSNA 421B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N5428J PX- 3 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 37, 6169 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 885 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,AR LOCUST GROVE,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRWAYS FACILITIES: OTHER WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 53 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NDB & COMPASS LOCATOR FOR SDF INOP.CRASHED APRX 1000FT ABV ARPT ELEV & 6MI OUT ON SDF LOC CRSLN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5428J
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Batesville Region
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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