FTW66F0540

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 95-B55 · Clovis, NM · February 13, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1966
Place
Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5611KBeechcraft 95-B55
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172986

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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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3-0350  66/2/13    CLOVIS N MEX        BEECHCRAFT 95-B55   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N5611K              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 2858 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            104 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW GRAINS/SNOW PELLETS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- UNANTICIPATED ICING CONDITIONS.WINDSHIELD COVERED BY ICE-NO FORWARD VISIBILITY DURING LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5611K
Reported as
Beechcraft 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clovis

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.