- Date
- December 9, 1972
- Place
- Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1195ZAero Comdr 680V
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169317
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3737 72/12/9 AUGUSTA,GA AERO COMDR 680V CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 11000 TIME - 2227 N1195Z PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX JACKSONVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 56 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ARPT BLO MINIMUMS.RVR LESS THAN 1000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1195Z
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bush Field
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