- Date
- September 3, 1973
- Place
- Clifton Forge, VA · CLIFTON FORGE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N64794Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730903029419A
- Case key
- 188403
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3034 73/9/3 CLIFTON FORGE,VA BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 117 TIME - 1745 N64794 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAFAYETTE,IND CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA LEWISBURG,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES HAZE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LNDD ON FAIRWAY ROLLED ABT 450FT ROLLED OF FAIRWAY DROPPED APRX 15FT VERTICALLY.GRASS WET-SLICK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64794
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N64794Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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