- Date
- April 22, 1972
- Place
- College Park, GA · COLLEGE PARK, GA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6319UAero Comdr 500-B
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166479
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1238 72/4/22 COLLEGE PARK,GA AERO COMDR 500-B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1012 TIME - 0127 N6319U PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARY,IND COLLEGE PARK,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 53 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 16 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT RADIOS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE ENROUTE. DESCENDED BLO MDA ON ILS APCH.1 HR DUAL IN TYPE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6319U
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hartsfield
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