- Date
- March 29, 1969
- Place
- Crossville, TN · CROSSVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2761BAero Comdr 560-A
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3374 69/3/29 NR.CROSSVILLE,TENN AERO COMDR 560-A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 889 TIME - 1129 N2761B PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON HARBOR,MICH ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 42 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 30 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/30/69. PLT ENTERED KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS WITH NO PROP OR AIRFRAME DEICERS ON ACFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2761B
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Crossville
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