- Date
- September 11, 1977
- Place
- Akron, IA · AKRON, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9174SBeech B19
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770911028039A
- Case key
- 145705
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2449 77/9/11 AKRON,IA BEECH B19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 181 TIME - 0940 N9174S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON,MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SIOUX CITY,IA AKRON,IA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 52 120 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT REPORTED LIGHT TURBULENCE ON FINAL. HIT 6FT HIGH POLE 200FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9174S
- Reported as
- Beech B19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Akron,Muni
N9174SRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2024 · Beech B19Airframe modelBeech B19Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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