CHI67A0135

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Louisville, KY · June 18, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 18, 1967
Place
Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3296VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116860

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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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2-0423  67/6/18    LOUISVILLE,KY       BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 750
        TIME - 1041                    N3296V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANDIFORD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- INADEQUATE INTERVAL FOR LNDG BEHIND LARGE AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N3296V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Standiford Field

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.