- Date
- November 1, 1979
- Place
- Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N873QMitsubishi MU-2F
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791101043469A
- Case key
- 133306
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3668 79/11/1 NASHVILLE,TN MITSUBISHI MU-2F CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1498 TIME - 2141 N873Q PX- 3 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 661 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATTANOOGA,TN NASHVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS GROUND FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLTS SCHEDULED FOR 18-20 HR CREW TIME ROUTINELY.AUTO PLT FOUND ON,TRIM 10DEG NOSE DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N873Q
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nashville Metro
N873QRegistration cancelled Apr 5, 1982 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-20Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-20Engine modelAiResearch 331 SER 605HP
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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.