MIA65A0078

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C35 · Awendaw, SC · February 3, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 3, 1965
Place
Awendaw, SC · AWENDAW, SC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1815DBeech C35
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179890

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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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2-0379   65/2/3  NR.AWENDAW SC         BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 4000
        TIME - 0910                    N1815D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-INCAPACITATION CAUSED BY DRUGS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- AIRCAFT CRASHED IN SWAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N1815D
Reported as
Beech C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.