- Date
- April 28, 1977
- Place
- Mclean, VA · MCLEAN, VA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N40PCBeech HS.125
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770428043249A
- Case key
- 146745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3894 77/4/28 MCLEAN,VA BEECH HS.125 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2038 N40PC PX- 2 0 0 CORP/EXEC 34, 7807 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BIRMINGHAM,AL RETURN WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ATTITUDE GYRO FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FAILURE OR MALF OF UNDETERMINED NATURE IN PLTS ATTITUDE INDC SYST.CTL LOST,ACFT OVERSTRESSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40PC
- Reported as
- Beech HS.125
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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