MKC82FA004

NTSB accident investigation · Beech G33 · Rushville, MO · October 31, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 31, 1981
Place
Rushville, MO · RUSHVILLE, MO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1649WBeech G33
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811031070959A
Case key
123087

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3175  81/10/31 NR.RUSHVILLE,MO       BEECH G33           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 850
        TIME - 1715                    N1649W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   ST JOSEPH,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE NR INTXN OF ARC & INBOUND COURSE ON ILS APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N1649W
Reported as
Beech G33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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