Grumman American GA-7 N715GA

Summary

On 9 November 1982 at about 04:40 local time, a Grumman American GA-7 registered N715GA, operated by Mid-Plains Flight, Corp., was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 November 1982 at 04:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Norfolk, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Karl Stefan Mem'l. (OFK)

Coordinates

42.0298, -97.4100

Aircraft

Grumman American GA-7

Registration

N715GA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Mid-Plains Flight, Corp.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lincoln → Kingston

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC83FA017

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED IN AN OPEN MEADOW DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH AT NIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THE LANDING LIGHTS REFLECTED IN HIS EYES DURING APPROACH SO HE TURNED THEM OFF. THE PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN THE LATEST WEATHER BEFORE HIS APPROACH. THE WEATHER WAS BELOW MINIMUMS FOR THE APPROACH. HE DESCENDED BELOW HIS MDA AND WAS CLIMBING BACK TO MDA WHEN COLLISION OCCURRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.