CHI69F0412

NTSB accident investigation · Beech N35 · Columbus, OH · January 6, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 6, 1969
Place
Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1297ZBeech N35
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191255

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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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3-2169   69/1/6    COLUMBUS,OHIO       BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 879
        TIME - 1040                    N1297Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 372 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      29
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO RECALL IF GIVEN EN ROUTE ICING. NO RECORD OF WEATHER BRIEFING.

Aircraft

Registration
N1297Z
Reported as
Beech N35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Port Columbus

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.

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