- Date
- May 30, 1975
- Place
- Mcrae, GA · MCRAE, GA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4238DBeech G35
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750530026789A
- Case key
- 149180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2094 75/5/30 MCRAE,GA BEECH G35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE TIME - 1732 N4238D PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 47, 479 TOTAL HOURS, 295 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TELFAIR WHEELER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FL NASHVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 78 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 260 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PLT RPTD REAL TURBULENT,DIFFICULTY HOLDING HEADING,GR DWN.PLTS SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4238D
- Reported as
- Beech G35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Telfair Wheeler
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4238D · 1
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