- Date
- February 18, 1972
- Place
- Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21FWBeech 99
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165534
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1334 72/2/18 SPOKANE,WASH BEECH 99 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2142 N21FW PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 33, 3544 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 2253 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WASH SPOKANE,WASH PASCO,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 35 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PLT BELIEVED DG UNRELIABLE.CREW PERFORMED LDG CK LIST LATE.FLEW THRU INBD COURSE.DESCENDED BLO MDA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21FW
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spokane Intl
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