- Date
- December 14, 1977
- Place
- Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1634HPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771214039879A
- Case key
- 144076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4165 77/12/14 DAVENPORT,IA PIPER PA-34 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1425 TIME - 1415 N1634H PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DAVENPORT,IA DAVENPORT,IA GARY,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 31 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR FLT INTO ICING CONDITIONS.1/2 TO 1&1/4IN ICE FOUND ON VERTICAL STABILIZER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1634H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Davenport Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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