- Date
- November 16, 1967
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8985ABeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113588
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1004 67/11/16 BIRMINGHAM,ALA BEECH C35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 179 TIME - 0940 N8985A PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- PLT INTENT ON TRYING TO LOCATE ASSIGNED RNWY. OWNER STATED FLT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8985A
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Birmingham
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