- Date
- February 17, 1971
- Place
- Gulfport, MS · GULFPORT, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N92SDouglas DC9-15
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1971
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0003 71/2/17 GULFPORT,MISS DOUGLAS DC9-15 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0809 N92S PX- 0 0 7 44, 16112 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1324 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GULFPORT MUN OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW ORLEANS,LA MIAMI,FLA ORLANDO,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- INADEQUATE MONITORING OF APCH.CAPT PREOCCUPIED WITH PRE-LDG CK.COPLT ATMTD ESTABLISH VISUAL CTC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92S
- Reported as
- Douglas DC9-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gulfport Mun
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