DIA67D0006

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Waynesboro, VA · December 31, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1966
Place
Waynesboro, VA · WAYNESBORO, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3000VBeech D35
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119706

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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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3-3822  66/12/31   WAYNESBORO VA       BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1435
        TIME - 1140                    N3000V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 887 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNESBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- MOISTURE ACCUMULATION IN RIGHT WHEEL FROZE IN FLIGHT AND CAUSED WHEEL TO LOCK PRIOR TO LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3000V
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Waynesboro

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.