CHI69I0063

NTSB incident investigation · Beech C-45H · Youngstown, OH · December 18, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 18, 1968
Place
Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N431PBeech C-45H
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192080

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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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5-0015  68/12/18   YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO     BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1741                    N431P               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 23, 1431 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            455 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREE TOP DURING VOR CIRCLING APPCH. CONTINUED FLT AND LANDED SAFELY.

Aircraft

Registration
N431P
Reported as
Beech C-45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Youngstown