MIA68A0070

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Charleston, SC · February 25, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 25, 1968
Place
Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3206VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111398

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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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3-0571  68/2/25    CHARLESTON,SC       BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1351
        TIME - 1917                    N3206V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 451 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N3206V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Charleston

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.