Date: | Monday 19 November 1979 |
Time: | 06:10 |
Type: | Douglas RC-54V (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | Tiburon Aircraft Inc |
Registration: | N8060C |
MSN: | 10563 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near McCormick, SC -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | McCormick County Airport, SC |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DC-4, carrying 15000 lb (6800 kg) of marijuana, crashed in flames after striking trees on final approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,altitude or clearance
FACTORS:
weather - fog
miscellaneous acts,conditions - stolen or unauthorized
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA80FA012 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Basel Airport (BSL); January 1971
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