- Date
- October 27, 1977
- Place
- Madisonville, KY · MADISONVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4559QCessna 402A
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771027037849A
- Case key
- 144605
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3639 77/10/27 MADISONVILLE,KY CESSNA 402A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2225 N4559Q PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 24, 2378 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 434 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISONVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TUPELO,MS DETROIT,MI EVANSVILLE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- CARGO SHIFT PROB FACTOR IN DEGREE OF INJURY.MADE 2 APPS TO A/P THAT HAD WX BELOW APP MINIMUMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4559Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madisonville Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4559Q · 1
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