- Date
- February 21, 1972
- Place
- Columbus, MS · COLUMBUS, MS
- Injuries
- 28 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N259SMartin 404
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165435
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0005 72/2/21 COLUMBUS,MISS MARTIN 404 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2106 N259S PX- 0 0 25 UNK/NR, 7672 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 3800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWNDES COUNTY OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA COLUMBUS,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) COPILOT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RAMP FACILITIES PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- CAPT THOUGHT ACFT HAD CLEARED TWY,TURNED OFF TWY INTO SOFT EARTH.1ST OFFICER BUSY IN COCKPIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N259S
- Reported as
- Martin 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Lowndes County
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