- Date
- December 20, 1974
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1633ABeech 95-B55
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741220044119A
- Case key
- 144867
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4280 74/12/20 ATLANTA,GA BEECH 95-B55 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1300 TIME - 1325 N1633A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WHEELING,ILL ST AUGUSTINE,FLA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) 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 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 46 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 80 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE 1162FT MSL,298FT BLO MDA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1633A
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dekalb-Peachtree
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.