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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-0861 79/1/19 GRAND RAPIDS,MI AEROSTAR 601 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2646
TIME - 1922 N7437S PX- 3 2 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY INTL
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
LANSING,MI MARQUETTE,MI
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
OVERCAST 500
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
2 MILES OR LESS FREEZING RAIN
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
FOG LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
21 120
WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
13 IFR
TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
IFR
