PLT ENTERED LANDING PATTERN AFTER MAINTENANCE FERRY FLT, CHECKED LIGHTED WIND INDICATOR & EVALUATED WIND AS CALM. PLT EXECUTED TIGHT, CLOSE-IN BASE DUE TO ELECTRIC BILLBOARD DRAG FACTOR & NOTED STRONG WIND BLOWING ACFT AWAY FROM RUNWAY. ACFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE RAPIDLY. PLT APPLIED PWR BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST DESCENT. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN OFF RUNWAY & COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..DIRT BANK/RISING EMBANKMENTWEATHER CONDITION..UNFAVORABLE WINDOBJECT..FENCEWEATHER CONDITION..DOWNDRAFT
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