ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329692
| Date: | Sunday 23 February 1975 |
| Time: | 19:53 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Sabreliner 75A |
| Owner/operator: | General Motors |
| Registration: | N5107 |
| MSN: | 380-8 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF700 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6,5 km from Pontiac, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Detroit (unknown airport), MI |
| Pontiac Airport, MI (PTK/KPTK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Hit tree and crashed while on approach in rain and fog.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
FACTOR(S):
miscellaneous acts,conditions - crew coordination-poor
weather - low ceiling
weather - rain
weather - fog
weather briefing - briefed by flight service personnel, by phone
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
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