- Date
- July 29, 1974
- Place
- Beaver Falls, PA · BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N42946Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2696 74/7/29 BEAVER FALLS,PA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1485 TIME - 0115 N42946 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 685 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA BEAVER FALLS,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- FLEW 20HRS LAST 24HR PERIOD.ENCTRD GND FOG,STARTED GO-ARND.REACHED FOR APCH PLATE,FLEW INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42946
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beaver Co
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