MIA66F0402

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A-23 · Southern Pines, NC · December 16, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 16, 1965
Place
Southern Pines, NC · SOUTHERN PINES, NC
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8867MBeechcraft A-23
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174914

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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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2-0889  65/12/16   SOUTHERN PINES NC   BEECHCRAFT A-23     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1000
        TIME - 1700                    N8867M              PX-  1  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINEHURST-S.PINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N8867M
Reported as
Beechcraft A-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pinehurst-S.Pines

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.