ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150960
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| Date: | Saturday 1 December 2012 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft P35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1566Z |
| MSN: | D-6868 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6092 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 1/2 miles south of Correctionville, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Island, NE (KGRI) |
| Correctionville, IA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was receiving flight-following services. He advised an air traffic controller that he had the airport in sight, and the controller acknowledged and told the pilot that radar services were terminated. The airport had an unimproved grass strip and runway lights. Two witnesses who lived next to the airport said thick fog quickly enveloped the area shortly before the accident. Another witness said that visibility had dropped to less than 1/4 mile and that he heard the airplane fly low over his house but could not see it. On the approach to land, the airplane struck trees and terrain about 1/4 mile northeast of the airport. A postimpact fire ensued. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane was instrument equipped and the commercial pilot held an instrument rating.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to perform a go-around after encountering thick fog at night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1566Z
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2012 02:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Dec-2012 16:12 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2012 12:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2012 12:24 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2013 00:17 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2022 18:36 | rvargast17 | Updated [Source, Damage] |
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