- Date
- August 8, 1970
- Place
- Sterrett, AL · STERRETT, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N787MDBeech D17S
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113110
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1556 70/8/8 STERRETT,ALA BEECH D17S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 6400 TIME - UNK/NR N787MD PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA VICKSBURG,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLEW INTO TREES ON MNTN TOP OBSCURED BY CLDS. RECOVERY DATE 8/15/70. RECD 24 HR TERM FCST PREV DAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N787MD
- Reported as
- Beech D17S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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