NTSB Identification: MIA74FLT03
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34, registration: N56068----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-4134 73/11/4 MEMPHIS,TENN PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 860
TIME - 1835 N56068 PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INTL
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP
BIRMINGHAM,ALA NEWPORT,ARK MEMPHIS,TENN
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
FACTOR(S)
TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
WEATHER - FOG
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 100
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
FOG 61
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
350 2
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
IFR IFR
REMARKS- PLT OBSVD MOMENTARY GLIMPSES OF LGTS OUT OF WINDOW.HIT TREES 3MI SHORT OF RWY.LGTS WERE HOUSE LGTS
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