- Date
- April 7, 1970
- Place
- Quitman, GA · QUITMAN, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17345Ryan ST-A
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140552
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0456 70/4/7 QUITMAN,GA RYAN ST-A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1107 TIME - 1950 N17345 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CROSS CITY,FLA SOUTH BEND,IND KISSIMMEE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RECVRY DATE 4/8/70.NO LIGHTS,RADIO,OR ELEC NAV EQUIP ON ACFT.PLT HAD A CORONARY HEART CONDITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17345
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed