- Date
- July 14, 1971
- Place
- Blacksburg, VA · BLACKSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7953Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162444
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2603 71/7/14 BLACKSBURG,VA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N7953 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 52, 3980 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 205 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELMIRA,NY WELSH,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- POOR PLANNING OF FUEL STOPS.ACFT EQPD W SPREADER WHICH DRAGGED IN 4FT HI CORN,UN CLR FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7953
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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