- Date
- December 1, 1985, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Millville, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- N26FMBeech D95A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11198
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Weather condition - fogFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Refueling - not performedFactor
Weather condition - obscurationFactor
Ifr procedure - not followedFactor
Object - tree(s)
Decision height - exceededCause
Analysis
The plt & his wife deptd sarasota FL for a 5HR and 10MIN planned flt to Millville, NJ. 5HRS and 8MIN ltr the acft crashed in woods abt 2 miles short of miv. Fuel calculations indicated the acft should have had ovr 11GALS left in the tanks. Witnesses located in a housing development 4MILES west of the arpt stated they heard and saw the acft flying low in the area. The wx was 300 OBS with fog and drizzle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26FM
- Reported as
- Beech D95A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TD 589
- Airframe hours
- 1,733
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1B, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger F. King
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 1985 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- SRQ · Sarasota, FL
- Destination
- MIV · Millville, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIV · Millville Muni, runway 10, 5,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIL, 2 nm away