- Date
- July 1, 1972
- Place
- Bridgeport, WV · BRIDGEPORT, WV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9794MMooney M10
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167437
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2257 72/7/1 BRIDGEPORT,W VA MOONEY M10 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 60 TOTAL TIME - 0215 N9794M PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JUNCTION CITY,KANS TIPTON AAF,MD COLUMBUS,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 650 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/10/72. FLEW INTO FOG SHROUDED RIDGE.NOT CKD OUT FOR NITE.HAD FLOWN ABOUT 10 HRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9794M
- Reported as
- Mooney M10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Benedum
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