- Date
- September 15, 1975
- Place
- Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3486Lockheed 12A
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750915033579A
- Case key
- 151173
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3118 75/9/15 SPRINGFIELD,MO LOCKHEED 12A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 16052 TIME - 2106 N3486 PX- 0 2 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 715 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RENO,NV ATLANTA,GA DENVER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: MISSED APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 57 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 130 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- LOC AND G/S UNRELIABLE.FUEL EX DRG CLB TO TOP OVCST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3486
- Reported as
- Lockheed 12A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Springfield Muni
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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.