MIA69A0002

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320D · Belton, SC · July 3, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 3, 1968
Place
Belton, SC · BELTON, SC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N4124TCessna 320D
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109609

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4013   68/7/3    BELTON,SC           CESSNA 320D         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1804
        TIME - 2234                    N4124T              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, SLEET
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT APRXLY 4500 FT. ACFT OBSERVED IN DIVE BY WITNESSES.

Aircraft

Registration
N4124T
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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