- Date
- May 29, 1970
- Place
- Wierton, WV · WIERTON, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2359LBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123241
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2268 70/5/29 WIERTON,W VA BEECH 23 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1845 N2359L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WIERTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAITHERSBURG,MD WHEELING,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- 20IN HIGH FENCE APRX 100FT FROM END RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2359L
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wierton
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