DEN67F0011

NTSB accident investigation · Beec 23 · Bountiful, UT · June 17, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1966
Place
Bountiful, UT · BOUNTIFUL, UT
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2352ZBeec 23
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171489

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0255  66/6/17    BOUNTIFUL UT        BEEC 23             CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 111
        TIME - 1200                    N2352Z              PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      82
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- INITIAL ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW WHEN PILOT ENTERED AN AREA OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2352Z
Reported as
Beec 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

Other investigations on N2352Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.