IAD70AI064

NTSB accident investigation · Beech G35 · Robbinsville, NC · June 25, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 25, 1970
Place
Robbinsville, NC · ROBBINSVILLE, NC
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4436DBeech G35
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127226

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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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3-1201  70/6/25    ROBBINSVILLE,NC     BEECH G35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 255
        TIME - 1845                    N4436D              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO CLIMB THRU OCST.LOST CTL.RECOVERED AT TREE TOP LEVEL.STALLED.1 PAX DIED 10 DAYS LATER

Aircraft

Registration
N4436D
Reported as
Beech G35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.