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MKC76FCG25

1975-09-15 · SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
LOCKHEED 12A · N3486
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
EK
Operator type
D
Airport
SPRINGFIELD MUNI
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
130° / 6 kt
Temp
57° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000001245
Total time
8,000 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
16,052
Age
48

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

CST.

Investigator remarks

LOC AND G/S UNRELIABLE.FUEL EX DRG CLB TO TOP OV

Cause factors

  • 64/C/01 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT Cause
  • 64/C/26 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IFR OPERATION Cause
  • 64/C/32 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL Cause
  • 88/C/63 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL EXHAUSTION Cause
  • 83/B/I B
    TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
  • 82/L/A L
    WEATHER LOW CEILING
  • 82/L/B L
    WEATHER RAIN
  • 82/L/C L
    WEATHER FOG

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3118. Source file NTSB_1975_3_3118.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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