- Date
- July 21, 1970
- Place
- Banner Elk, NC · BANNER ELK, NC
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7532RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112592
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1207 70/7/21 BANNER ELK,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N7532R PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 781 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 46 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEECH MOUNTAIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTON,OHIO CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING 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 TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DEP WITH 10 GAL BELOW MAX FUEL.CONT FLT UNTIL VECTOR TO VFR APT NOT FEASIBLE.FUEL REMAIN UNDET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7532R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Beech Mountain
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