Date: | Wednesday 19 October 1977 |
Time: | 23:00 |
Type: | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
Owner/operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | N17530 |
MSN: | BB-204 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 1,6 km from Valparaiso-Porter County Airport, IN (VPZ) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Dallas (unknown airport), TX |
Destination airport: | Valparaiso-Porter County Airport, IN (VPZ/KVPZ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Descended below MDA. Hit power lines about 1 mile from airport. There were patches of ground fog in the area.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper ifr operation
FACTORS:
weather - fog
terrain - high obstructions
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI78FA003 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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