- Date
- February 18, 1976
- Place
- Argyle, NY · ARGYLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N531MAMitsubishi MU2B20
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760218015999A
- Case key
- 152710
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1085 76/2/18 ARGYLE,NY MITSUBISHI MU2B20 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1520 N531MA PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 59, 2897 TOTAL HOURS, 45 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANCHESTER,NH BENNINGTON,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SLEET, FREEZING RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 30 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 230 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AFTER 4 DAY CHECKOUT IN A/C INST TOLD STU NOT TO ATTEMPT IFR FLT UNTIL HE ATTENDED FORMAL SCHOOL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N531MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU2B20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bennington State
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.