IAD75II046

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 55 · Hazard, KY · January 29, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 29, 1975
Place
Hazard, KY · HAZARD, KY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N77RRBeech 55
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148677

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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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5-0013  75/1/29    HAZARD,KY           BEECH 55            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N77RR               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 57, 9410 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1226 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,WV               HAZARD,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTD TO STEER THE ACFT OFF THE R SIDE OF THE RWY TO AVOID EMBANKMENT.HIT EMBANKMENT DUE SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N77RR
Reported as
Beech 55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Hazard

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.