CHI68A0045

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Richmond, MI · November 18, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 18, 1967
Place
Richmond, MI · RICHMOND, MI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2937BBeech D35
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113134

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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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2-1191  67/11/18   RICHMOND,MICH       BEECH D35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 9900
        TIME - 2002                    N2937B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT PROBABLY MISTOOK FLOOD LIT AREA FOR AIRPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2937B
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.