# NTSB IAD76II031: Nihon YS-11, N7218, Jacksonville, NC, November 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1975
- Place: Jacksonville, NC · JACKSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 34.7541° N, 77.4302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7541&lon=-77.4302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 32 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0030  75/11/10   JACKSONVILLE,NC     NIHON YS-11         CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0125                    N7218               PX-  0  0 28                            44, 11934 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT ELLIS
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               JACKSONVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7218](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7218), registered now, S/N UP0075LA (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS-11
- Registry model: [Wurst Bradley J PRECEPTOR ULTRA PUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/wurst-bradley-j-preceptor-ultra-pup) (registry code 056417G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Albert Ellis

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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