- Date
- August 31, 1975
- Place
- Gerrardstown, WV · GERRARDSTOWN, WV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2535WBeech B24R
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750831036309A
- Case key
- 151074
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3297 75/8/31 GERRARDSTOWN,WV BEECH B24R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1558 N2535W PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 37, 6082 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLESTON,WV GERRARDSTOWN,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ERRONEOUS INFORMATION ON JEPPESEN CHARTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2535W
- Reported as
- Beech B24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Eastern Regional
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.