- Date
- October 1, 1976
- Place
- Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4055SBeech E55
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761001039279A
- Case key
- 155700
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3189 76/10/1 BRADFORD,PA BEECH E55 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1642 TIME - 0740 N4055S PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD REGIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRADFORD,PA BRUNSWICK,GA. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 39 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK CABLES ON INSTRUMENT TAKEOFF.VISIBILITY 1-16TH MILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4055S
- Reported as
- Beech E55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bradford Regional
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.