CAN65C0038

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Dryden Ont., Canada · October 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 20, 1965
Place
Dryden Ont., Canada · DRYDEN ONT., Canada
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3007VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175458

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0091  65/10/20   DRYDEN ONT.CAN      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 500
        TIME - 1720                    N3007V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- INVEST. AND REPORTED BY GOVT. OF CANADA. PRECAUTTIONARY LANDING ON HIGHWAY. ACFT STRUCK ROAD SIGN.

Aircraft

Registration
N3007V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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