- Date
- May 9, 1967
- Place
- Keyser, WV · KEYSER, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5853CBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0329 67/5/9 KEYSER,W VA BEECH C35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 2860 TIME - 1618 N5853C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING PILOTS FOURTH ATTEMPT TO LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5853C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miller Field
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