# NTSB IAD76AI011: Beech B24R, N2535W, Gerrardstown, WV, August 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1975
- Place: Gerrardstown, WV · GERRARDSTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.3704° N, 78.0956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gerrardstown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3704&lon=-78.0956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI011

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2535W-1976-01-08), registration cancelled 1976-01-08, S/N MC-210 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Registry model: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eastern Regional

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750831036309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750831036309A), Aug 31, 1975: Beech B24R, Gerrardstown, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Erroneous information on jeppesen charts.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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