DEN66A0029

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B35 · Blanding, UT · October 19, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 19, 1965
Place
Blanding, UT · BLANDING, UT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5238CBeechcraft B35
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175880

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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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2-0937  65/10/19   BLANDING UTAH       BEECHCRAFT B35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AGE 50, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
        TIME - 1844                    N5238C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLANDING MUNICIPA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- LANDING APPROACH WAS OVER DARK UNLIGHTED TERRAIN

Aircraft

Registration
N5238C
Reported as
Beechcraft B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Blanding Municipa

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.