DEN66D0114

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 25 · Greely, CO · August 28, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1965
Place
Greely, CO · GREELY, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8718MBeechcraft 25
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175660

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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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3-2852  65/8/28    GREELY COLO         BEECHCRAFT 25       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N8718M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 5700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CONSTRUCTION BARRIER.

Aircraft

Registration
N8718M
Reported as
Beechcraft 25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weld

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.