CHI67F0150

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Hazard, KY · August 27, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1966
Place
Hazard, KY · HAZARD, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3442BBeech D35
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121672

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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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3-2444  66/8/27    HAZARD KY           BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1035
        TIME - 2130                    N3442B              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 503 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PRACTICE LANDING ON UNLIGHTED AIRFIELD WITH AID OF AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3442B
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hazard

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.