- Date
- September 15, 1971
- Place
- Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2779BAero Comdr 560-A
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163485
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2109 71/9/15 JACKSON,MISS AERO COMDR 560-A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2700 TIME - 0016 N2779B PX- 4 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN C THOMPSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TEMPLE,TEX COLUMBUS,GA JACKSON,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG SOUNDS DESCRIBED AS SPUTTERING,MISSING,IRREGULAR.ACFT SVCD WITH 85GAL FUEL 2QTS OIL BFR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2779B
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Allen C Thompson
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