MIA66A0018

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A35 · Mathiston, MS · August 5, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 5, 1965
Place
Mathiston, MS · MATHISTON, MS
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N615BBeechcraft A35
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177344

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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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2-0890   65/8/5  NR.MATHISTON MISS     BEECHCRAFT A35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 400
        TIME - 1226                    N615B               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LOST CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED BUT FLYING IFR

Aircraft

Registration
N615B
Reported as
Beechcraft A35
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.