- Date
- October 31, 1969
- Place
- Rural Retreat, VA · RURAL RETREAT, VA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N236JPAero Comdr 1121
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1970
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79334
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4110 69/10/31 RURAL RETREAT,VA AERO COMDR 1121 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2210 N236JP PX- 1 0 0 CORP/EXEC 48, 7255 TOTAL HOURS, 732 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.EMPIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLUSHING,NY JOHNSON CITY,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: OTHER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RCVRY DATE 11/1/69.IFR COND ALTERNATOR FAILED.LOSS OF PLTS FLT INSTS DUE IMPROPER CREW ACTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N236JP
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 1121
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mt.Empire
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