# NTSB CHI65A0076: Beechcraft 35D, N3402B, Lexington, OH, March 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1965
- Place: Lexington, OH · LEXINGTON, OH
- Location: 40.6806° N, 82.5788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6806&lon=-82.5788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65A0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0160   65/3/4    LEXINGTON OHIO      BEECHCRAFT 35D      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 651
        TIME - 0030                    N3402B              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3402B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3402B-1970-09-04), registration cancelled 1970-09-04, S/N D 3640 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35D
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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