- Date
- November 25, 1977
- Place
- Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4872WRockwell 114
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771125041939A
- Case key
- 144171
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4034 77/11/25 PARKERSBURG,WV ROCKWELL 114 CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 368 TIME - 1750 N4872W PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRMONT,WV PARKERSBURG,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- NCOUNTERED RAIN,SLEET,TURBC ON BASE LEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4872W
- Reported as
- Rockwell 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wood County
N4872WRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 1978 · Rockwell International 114Airframe modelRockwell International 114
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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