CHI66D0561

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D50 · Wooster, OH · January 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 30, 1966
Place
Wooster, OH · WOOSTER, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4324DBeechcraft D50
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173749

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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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3-0176  66/1/30    WOOSTER OHIO        BEECHCRAFT D50      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N4324D              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 50, 9373 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N4324D
Reported as
Beechcraft D50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wooster