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MIA78DKJ03

1977-10-15 · HEADLAND, Alabama, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N10554

Make / Model
BEECH A45
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19571115
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A01A6B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
BEECH T34 · N10554
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
J
Airport
HEADLAND
Kind of flying
DD

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000034-37
Total time
4,533 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
360
Age
41

Investigator remarks

LNDD SHORT OF RWY.

Cause factors

  • 64/C/29 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
  • 64/C/03 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED Cause
  • 64/C/27 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause
  • 88/C/63 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL EXHAUSTION Cause
  • 88/B/DG B
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3730. Source file NTSB_1977_3_3730.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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