- Date
- May 29, 1978
- Place
- Piedmont, MO · PIEDMONT, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2302BSwift GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780529026619A
- Case key
- 142096
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2158 78/5/29 PIEDMONT,MO SWIFT GC-1B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 815 TIME - 1435 N2302B PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIEDMONT MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KENTUCKY DAM,KY WICHITA,KS PIEDMONT,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 87 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- 172LBS OVER MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2302B
- Reported as
- Swift GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Piedmont 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.