- Date
- February 28, 1966
- Place
- Ellijay, GA · ELLIJAY, GA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4097KNavion NAV-A
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0279 66/2/28 ELLIJAY GA NAVION NAV-A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 375 TIME - 2000 N4097K PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE, SLEET TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 51 190 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 11 IFR REMARKS- PILOT ELECTED NOT TO ALTER COURSE WHEN FSS ATLANTA ADVISED WEATHER 20 MILES WESTWARD WAS VFR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4097K
- Reported as
- Navion NAV-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4097KRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 1966 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVION
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