- Date
- November 27, 1980
- Place
- Driggs, ID · DRIGGS, ID
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N17JCBeech A60
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801127085059A
- Case key
- 128983
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2444 80/11/27 DRIGGS,ID BEECH A60 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1250 TIME - 0007 N17JC PX- 5 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRIGGS MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV DRIGGS,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ENGAGED IN NORMAL WORK-DAY ACTIVITIES BFR DEPARTING NOVATO,CA AT 1830.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17JC
- Reported as
- Beech A60
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Driggs Municipal
N17JCRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Beech A60Airframe modelBeech A60Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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