CHI65A0099

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft K35 · Whitesburg, KY · June 2, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 2, 1965
Place
Whitesburg, KY · WHITESBURG, KY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N129JDBeechcraft K35
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1986
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178234

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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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2-0604   65/6/2    WHITESBURG KY       BEECHCRAFT K35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1956
        TIME - 2000                    N129JD              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N129JD
Reported as
Beechcraft K35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.