FTW71FRA29

NTSB accident investigation · Beech BE65 · Houston, TX · December 1, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 1, 1970
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6034FBeech BE65
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159164

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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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3-4316   70/12/1   HOUSTON,TEX         BEECH BE65          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 11944
        TIME - 2255                    N6034F              PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDRAU AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARFA TEX                   HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF HITTING TREE.LANDED AT HOUSTON ARPT W/O FURTHER INCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6034F
Reported as
Beech BE65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Andrau Airpark