- Date
- February 18, 1971
- Place
- Clinton, IA · CLINTON, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9020LChampion 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160242
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0221 71/2/18 NR.CLINTON,IOWA CHAMPION 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1507 N9020L PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 28, 1842 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 56 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MEMPHIS,TENN OSCEOLA,WIS MONMOUTH,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FAILED TO RECEIVE WEA BRIEF AT MONMOUTH. FLEW INTO LOW CLGS AND VISIBILITY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9020L
- Reported as
- Champion 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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