MIA67A0098

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-55 · Greenwood, MS · March 27, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 27, 1967
Place
Greenwood, MS · GREENWOOD, MS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1333ZBeech 95-55
Status
Completed · report July 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117737

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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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2-0167  67/3/27    GREENWOOD,MISS      BEECH 95-55         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0544                    N1333Z              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 59, 20672 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 371 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENWOOD MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        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                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR

Aircraft

Registration
N1333Z
Reported as
Beech 95-55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Greenwood Muni

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.