- Date
- November 6, 1966
- Place
- East Nassau, NY · EAST NASSAU, NY
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4816UCessna 205A
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0970 66/11/6 EAST NASSAU NY CESSNA 205A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 644 TIME - 2200 N4816U PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1900 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 39 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- RAPCON OPER ADVISED PLT NO ENRTE OBSTRUCTION ABV 900 FT MSL.ACFT STRUCK MT 1200 FT MSL ON COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4816U
- Reported as
- Cessna 205A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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