- Date
- December 20, 1972
- Place
- Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5811YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169330
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3749 72/12/20 ALLENTOWN,PA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2150 N5811Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 46, 6665 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1113 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC ROCHESTER,NY ALLENTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 36 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 5 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- DEVIATED TO R OF ILS CENTERLINE AND DESCENDED BLO MDA. HIT PWR LINES AND TREES. PLTS 2ND ATTEMPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5811Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Allentown
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