- Date
- May 12, 1972
- Place
- Indiantown, FL · INDIANTOWN, FL
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N211LLockheed MK-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166418
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1333 72/5/12 INDIANTOWN,FLA LOCKHEED MK-1 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1112 N211L PX- 6 0 0 BUSINESS 24, 2300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT LAUDERDALE,FLA RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- LOST CTL IN TSTM.GYRO INST HAD RUST AND CORROSION.BOTH WGS,HORIZ STAB AND VERT STAB SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N211L
- Reported as
- Lockheed MK-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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