- Date
- September 1, 1975
- Place
- Accident, MD · ACCIDENT, MD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1777Fairchild M62A
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750901030899A
- Case key
- 151591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3476 75/9/1 ACCIDENT,MD FAIRCHILD M62A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 726 TIME - 1700 N1777 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZANESVILLE,OH OAKLAND,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PAX RPTD ENTERING FOG, 180 DEG TURN, TREE APPEARED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1777
- Reported as
- Fairchild M62A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1777Registered now · Fairchild M-62AAirframe modelFairchild M-62AEngine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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