- Date
- December 29, 1970
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6235QCessna 401A
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2530 70/12/29 FT LAUDERDALE,FLA CESSNA 401A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2575 TIME - 1531 N6235Q PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 418 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDLE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA FT LAUDERDALE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- ENCTRD TURB APRX 95SEC BEHIND,BELOW LDG B727 JET FLT PATH.TWR CAUTIONED WAKE TURB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6235Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ft Lauderdle Intl