- Date
- November 12, 1976
- Place
- Shannon Arpt, EI · SHANNON ARPT, Ireland
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HB-LHTPiper PA-31T
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F-0001 76/11/12 SHANNON ARPT,IRLD PIPER PA-31T CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1722 HB-LHT PX- 4 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 30, 1456 TOTAL HOURS, 30 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SHANNON ARPT,IRLD GENEVA,SWTZ LONDON,ENGL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG CALM TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 34 CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UNDESIRABLE FLYING QUAL OF ACFT.RPRTD BY IRLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HB-LHT
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shannon Airport