- Date
- March 3, 1979
- Place
- Charlottesvlle, VA · CHARLOTTESVLLE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- C-FLUTBeech K35
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0001 79/3/3 CHARLOTTESVLLE,VA BEECH K35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1810 TIME - 1907 C-FLUT PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TORONTO,ONT,CANADA RALEIGH,NC BUFFALO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 46 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 120 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CONCERNED ABT FUEL QTY.SAID IFR RATED,GIVEN VECT TO ILS APCH COURSE.TURNED OUTBD,DESCENDED,HIT MTN
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-FLUT
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albemarle County