CHI75AC071

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23 · Troy, OH · March 22, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 22, 1975
Place
Troy, OH · TROY, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3662QBeech A23
Status
Completed · report April 10, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750322006689A
Case key
148328

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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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3-0609  75/3/22    TROY,OH             BEECH A23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2130                    N3662Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROY SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,OH                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 207 MG PCT.HIT 80FT TALL TREES SHORT OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3662Q
Reported as
Beech A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Troy Skypark

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.