- Date
- August 20, 1978
- Place
- Whitesburg, KY · WHITESBURG, KY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N11DKCessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780820038959A
- Case key
- 139339
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3505 78/8/20 NR.WHITESBURG,KY CESSNA 195 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5000 TIME - UNK/NR N11DK PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CINCINNATI,OH SAVANNAH,GA ASHEVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RUBBER HOSE FROM OIL SUMP TO MAIN SCREEN FRACTURED.BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE COVERED WITH OIL.MTN TERRAIN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11DK
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Whitesburg
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.