- Date
- May 13, 1978
- Place
- The Plains, VA · THE PLAINS, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24617Beech C23
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780513017719A
- Case key
- 141886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1186 78/5/13 NR.THE PLAINS,VA BEECH C23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1572 TIME - 1700 N24617 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANNAPOLIS,MD LEESBURG,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRMET STATED FLT PRECAUTIONS FOR IFR CONDS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.07%.HIT MTN APRX 1300FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24617
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N24617Registration cancelled May 13, 1978 · Beech C23Airframe modelBeech C23Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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