ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330907
Date: | Monday 4 January 1971 |
Time: | 18:32 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Federal Aviation Administration - FAA |
Registration: | N7 |
MSN: | 20426 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, PA (JST/KJST) |
Destination airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DC-3 crashed 200 feet short of runway 04, while on an ILS approach. The weather at the time of the accident was: 200 feet & 400 feet broken, 600 feet overcast; visibility 1,5 miles in light rain and fog; wind 060/13; RVR 1,9-3 miles. The pilot failed to recognize a windshear condition.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper compensation for wind conditions
pilot in command - diverted attention from operation of aircraft
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
copilot - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
weather - unfavorable wind conditions
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - downwind
weather briefing - briefed by flight service personnel, in person
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DCA71AZ008 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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