- Date
- November 17, 1977
- Place
- New Salem, IN · NEW SALEM, IN
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9958YBeech P35
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144328
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4253 77/11/17 NEW SALEM,IN BEECH P35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 457 TIME - 1109 N9958Y PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CINCINNATI,OH KANSAS CITY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- MDT TO SVR ICGICIP FCST FRZLVL TO 16000FT.NOT ANTI/DE-ICER EQPTD.GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9958Y
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed