- Date
- December 10, 1971
- Place
- Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9128NAero Comdr 500S
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4452 71/12/10 MORRISTOWN,NJ AERO COMDR 500S CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1843 N9128N PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS 32, 2811 TOTAL HOURS, 28 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLIP,NY MORRISTOWN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- DVRTD ATTN TO COMPL LDG CK LIST,LOST CNTCT W RWY,HIT TREES.INITIATED GOARND AT IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9128N
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Morristown Mun