MIA78DKG31

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Glenwood, GA · March 28, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 28, 1978
Place
Glenwood, GA · GLENWOOD, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5652SBeech A23
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780328006359A
Case key
142246

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0776  78/3/28    GLENWOOD,GA         BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 417
        TIME - 1200                    N5652S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 372 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUGUSTA,GA                  MCRAE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK PLOWED FIELD FOR DESTINATION AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N5652S
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N5652S · 1

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