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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Bradford, PA · June 23, 1986

Date
June 23, 1986 · 00:15 local
Place
Bradford, PA
Airport
Bradford Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4445D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86FA158
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
391 total380 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wreckage indicates aircraft became inverted and struck trees during an ILS approach in an area of thunderstorms.

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE INDICATES AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED AND STRUCK TREES DURING AN ILS APPROACH IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.