Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 14 November 1970
Aircraft Type: Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander
Owner/operator: Royal Crown Cola Corp
Registration Number: N100RC
Location: Lexington, KY –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Pilot’s spatial disorientationPilot’s spatial disorientation
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An aircraft impacted terrain at a steep angle during a runway 04 missed approach procedure, resulting in spatial disorientation. The incident was likely caused by unfavorable weather conditions, specifically low ceiling and rain, which contributed to the pilot?s disorientation.An aircraft impacted terrain at a steep angle during a runway 04 missed approach procedure, resulting in spatial disorientation. The incident was likely caused by unfavorable weather conditions, specifically low ceiling and rain, which contributed to the pilot?s disorientation.
Description
The aircraft impacted terrain at a steep angle during a runway 04 missed approach procedure. Probable spatial disorientation. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿspatialÿdisorientation FACTOR(S): weatherÿ-ÿlowÿceiling weatherÿ-ÿrain weatherÿbriefingÿ-ÿbriefedÿbyÿflightÿserviceÿpersonnel,ÿbyÿphone weatherÿforecastÿ-ÿforecastÿsubstantiallyÿcorrect
Primary Cause
Weather forecast ? substantially correctedWeather forecast ? substantially correctedShare on:
