IAD74AI036

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D95A · Hagerstown, MD · December 27, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 27, 1973
Place
Hagerstown, MD · HAGERSTOWN, MD
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8566MBeech D95A
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731227042659A
Case key
187468

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NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3962  73/12/27   HAGERSTOWN,MD       BEECH D95A          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N8566M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 23, 2950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            220 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGERSTOWN REG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINSTON-SALEM,NC            RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC            WILLIAMSPORT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN L DSCNDG TURNS BANK VARIED FM STRAIGHT AND LVL TO ABT 70 DEG.HIT BLDGS,TRUCKS,TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N8566M
Reported as
Beech D95A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hagerstown Reg

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8566M · 2

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