- Date
- October 24, 1971
- Place
- Bath, PA · BATH, PA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N986MABeech B99
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2307 71/10/24 BATH,PA BEECH B99 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2215 N986MA PX- 2 4 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 29, 4600 TOTAL HOURS, 800 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JAMAICA,NY ALLENTOWN,PA WILKES-BARRE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DSCNDD BLO MDA.EXTSV ON-DUTY TIME,ACTUAL INST FLT TIME BFR ACCIDENT RESULTED IN FATIGUE BOTH PLTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N986MA
- Reported as
- Beech B99
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
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