- Date
- December 20, 1974
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7056LCessna 310K
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741220043869A
- Case key
- 146483
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4337 74/12/20 ATLANTA,GA CESSNA 310K CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1157 N7056L PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 30, 5976 TOTAL HOURS, 115 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLORENCE,SC ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 46 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- WRONG FREQ SET FOR ILS.PLT RECOGNIZED EXCESSIVE DSCNT RATE,INITIATED ACTION TO CLMB TO MDA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7056L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fulton County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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