- Date
- February 8, 1966
- Place
- Mattoon, IL · MATTOON, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N112UBeech D35
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174109
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0108 66/2/8 MATTOON ILL BEECH D35 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1840 N112U PX- 1 2 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 51, 11715 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTY MEM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- CENTER OF GRAVITY 2.1 INCHES BEHIND REAR LIMIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N112U
- Reported as
- Beech D35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Coles County Mem
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