- Date
- March 2, 1972
- Place
- Bismarck, ND · BISMARCK, ND
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N375CBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0581 72/3/2 NR.BISMARCK,N DAK BEECH D18S CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5079 TIME - 2218 N375C PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DICKINSON,N DAK BISMARCK,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES ON VOR APCH.ALTS SET 30.89 AND 30.13 IN ACFT.APC TRSMT 29.75.WASNT WEARING GLASSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N375C
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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