- Date
- February 25, 1979
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7611NBeech V35A
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790225003559A
- Case key
- 137290
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0356 79/2/25 CHESAPEAKE,VA BEECH V35A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1044 TIME - 1438 N7611N PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MT HOLLY,NJ CHARLESTON,SC NORFOLK,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT 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 OVERCAST 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 39 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COUPLE AUTOPILOT TO ILS BUT HE HAD 109.15 VICE 109.10 DIALED INTO ILS RCVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7611N
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Norfolk Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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