- Date
- April 15, 1973
- Place
- Chimichagua, Colombia · CHIMICHAGUA, Colombia
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N175SLockheed PV-1
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730415037899A
- Case key
- 173341
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0064 73/4/15 CHIMICHAGUA,COL LOCKHEED PV-1 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 2045 N175S PX- 1 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 29, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO FLT PLAN.FAILED TO REPORT ENTERING COUNTRY.LNDD OFF ARPT.INVESTIGATED & REPORTED BY COLUMBIA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N175S
- Reported as
- Lockheed PV-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.