- Date
- April 26, 1977
- Place
- Maxwell, CA · MAXWELL, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4997XAero-Comdr S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770426011509A
- Case key
- 152406
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0822 77/4/26 NR.MAXWELL,CA AERO-COMDR S-2R CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1850 N4997X PX- 1 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 29, 8670 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAXWELL,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.20 GM%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4997X
- Reported as
- Aero-Comdr S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4997XRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 1980 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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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.