- Date
- September 19, 1969
- Place
- Williamson, GA · WILLIAMSON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8593HNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160315
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3392 69/9/19 WILLIAMSON,GA NAVION A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1000 TIME - 1200 N8593H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIQUE ACRES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMERICUS,GA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES HAZE 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9/26/69. ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH DIRECTIONAL GYRO OR ATTITUDE INDICATOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8593H
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Antique Acres
N8593HRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Ryan NAVIONAirframe modelRyan NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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