- Date
- July 14, 1972
- Place
- Belfast, ME · BELFAST, ME
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86018Cessna T337D
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166565
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1033 72/7/14 BELFAST,ME CESSNA T337D CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 2300 TIME - 2020 N86018 PX- 4 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELFAST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDGEWATER,MD BELFAST,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 50 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW PASS AT ARPT IN KNOWN COND OF FOG AND POOR VIS.HAD CIRCLED AREA FOR 20 MIN PRIOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86018
- Reported as
- Cessna T337D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Belfast
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