Narrative:
Flew into the ground when it descended below minima during an ILS approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper ifr operation
FACTOR(S):
miscellaneous acts,conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
miscellaneous acts,conditions - crew coordination-poor
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
miscellaneous acts,conditions - pilot fatigue
weather briefing - briefed by weather bureau personnel, in person
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 15 January 1974 |
| Time: | 06:00 |
| Type: |  North American Rockwell Sabreliner 40A |
| Operator: | Kerr-McGee Corp |
| Registration: | N5565 |
| MSN: | 282-119 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, OK ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Corpus Christi International Airport, TX (CRP/KCRP), United States of America |
| Oklahoma City-Will Rogers Airport, OK (OKC/KOKC), United States of America |
Flew into the ground when it descended below minima during an ILS approach.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper ifr operation
FACTOR(S):
miscellaneous acts,conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
miscellaneous acts,conditions - crew coordination-poor
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
miscellaneous acts,conditions - pilot fatigue
weather briefing - briefed by weather bureau personnel, in person
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
Classification:
Insufficient rest / fatigueControlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Corpus Christi International Airport, TX to Oklahoma City-Will Rogers Airport, OK as the crow flies is 842 km (526 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Corpus Christi International Airport, TX to Oklahoma City-Will Rogers Airport, OK as the crow flies is 842 km (526 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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