CHI68A0016

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Cubage, KY · July 6, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 6, 1967
Place
Cubage, KY · CUBAGE, KY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7923KBeech S35
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115905

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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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2-0696   67/7/6    CUBAGE,KY           BEECH S35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2262
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7923K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 394 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-8/10/67.PLT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7923K
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed