- Date
- November 8, 1982, 23:40 local (Nov 9, 1982, 04:40 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N715GAGrumman American GA-7
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821108070299A
- Case key
- 72026
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with trees and crashed in an open meadow during an instrument approach at night. The pilot said the landing lights reflected in his eyes during approach so he turned them off. The pilot failed to obtain the latest weather before his approach. The weather was below minimums for the approach. He descended below his mda and was climbing back to mda when collision occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N715GA
- Reported as
- Grumman American GA-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- GA-0015
- Airframe hours
- 1,326
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D1D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Mid-Plains Flight, Corp.
- Registered owner
- Marlin E. Tusha
- Departed
- LNK · Lincoln, NE
- Destination
- YGK · Kingston
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OFK · Karl Stefan Mem'L., runway 31, 5,820 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,927 total · 196 in this make and model · 1,786 as pilot in command · 193 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 99 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OFK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.