CHI70AC063

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Sharonville, OH · March 17, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 17, 1970
Place
Sharonville, OH · SHARONVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8990ABeech 95-B55
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
139518

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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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3-0189  70/3/17    SHARONVILLE,OHIO    BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1833                    N8990A              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 27, 4052 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            78 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CINCINNATI INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIMSBURY,CONN               MADISON,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- BOTH ENGS QUIT DURING RADAR VECTOR TO ILS APCH AFTER PREVIOUS MISSED APCH. STRUCK POWER LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N8990A
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cincinnati Inc.

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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