- Date
- January 21, 1979
- Place
- Williamson, GA · WILLIAMSON, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N133DDouglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790121001269A
- Case key
- 137642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0069 79/1/21 WILLIAMSON,GA DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1430 N133D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 47, 15920 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8195 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODWARD FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA WILLIAMSON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N133D
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodward Field
N133DRegistered now · Douglas DC-3A-S1C3GAirframe modelDouglas DC-3A-S1C3GEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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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.