Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 January 1974
Aircraft Type: North American Rockwell Sabreliner 40A
Owner/operator: Kerr-McGee Corp
Registration Number: N5565
Location: Oklahoma City, OK –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Flight ControlsFlight Controls
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A flight occurred when the aircraft descended below the minimum altitude during an ILS approach. The incident resulted in a ground contact.A flight occurred when the aircraft descended below the minimum altitude during an ILS approach. The incident resulted in a ground contact.
Description
Flew into the ground when it descended below minima during an ILS approach. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿimproperÿifrÿoperation FACTOR(S): miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿinstruments-misreadÿorÿfailedÿtoÿread miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿcrewÿcoordination-poor weatherÿ-ÿlowÿceiling weatherÿ-ÿfog miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿpilotÿfatigue weatherÿbriefingÿ-ÿbriefedÿbyÿweatherÿbureauÿpersonnel,ÿinÿperson weatherÿforecastÿ-ÿforecastÿsubstantiallyÿcorrect
Primary Cause
Pilot in command improper initialization of flight controls.Pilot in command improper initialization of flight controls.Share on:
