ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34559
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| Date: | Monday 8 November 1982 |
| Time: | 23:40 LT |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | Mid-Plains Flight, Corp. |
| Registration: | N715GA |
| MSN: | GA7-0015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1326 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Norfolk, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | KLNK |
| KYGK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft collided with trees and crashed in an open meadow during an instrumet approach at night. The pilot said the landing lights reflected in his eyes during approach, so he turned them off. The pilot said he failed to obtain the latest weather before approach. The weather was below minimums for approach. He decended below the MDA ans was climbing back to MDA when the collision occurred.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04972
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Jun-2013 19:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 30-Jun-2013 20:00 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2024 20:39 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Accident report] |
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