# NTSB IAD70A0005: Beech 35-E33, N8366N, Jarrettsville, MD, July 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1969
- Place: Jarrettsville, MD · JARRETTSVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.6007° N, 76.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jarrettsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6007&lon=-76.4724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2462  69/7/20    JARRETTSVILLE,MD    BEECH 35-E33        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 555
        TIME - 0935                    N8366N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PRINCETON,NJ                MIAMI,FLA                    SAVANNAH,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       78
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO KNOWN DETERIORATING WX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8366N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8366N-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N CD-1161, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-E33
- Registry model: [Beech E33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (registry code 1151422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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