MIA66A0120

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Taylorsville, NC · April 14, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 14, 1966
Place
Taylorsville, NC · TAYLORSVILLE, NC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9013KBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172416

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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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2-0366  66/4/14  NR.TAYLORSVILLE NC    BEECH D18S          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 12000
        TIME - 0900                    N9013K              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       41
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9013K
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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