- Date
- September 27, 1974
- Place
- Natchez, MS · NATCHEZ, MS
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3005TCessna 320C
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740927032539A
- Case key
- 141121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3009 74/9/27 NATCHEZ,MISS CESSNA 320C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 5000 TIME - 0015 N3005T PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATCHEZ ADAMS CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA NATCHEZ,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 150 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG CALM WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WITNESS RPTD WX DETERIORATED TO CLG ABT 150FT VIS LESS THAN 1/2 MI.ACFT ON RTRN APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3005T
- Reported as
- Cessna 320C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Natchez Adams Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3005T · 1
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