- Date
- October 27, 1969
- Place
- Kirkwood, DE · KIRKWOOD, DE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8731MBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153713
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4311 69/10/27 KIRKWOOD,DEL BEECH 23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 3050 TIME - 0445 N8731M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 702 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KIRKWOOD,DEL RALEIGH,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- CHECKED WEA EVENING BEFORE T/O. LETDOWN INTO FOG TO LOCATE TOWN. STRUCK WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8731M
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Summit Airpark
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