MIA68F0164

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Sarasota, FL · August 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1967
Place
Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N106BBeech D35
Status
Completed · report October 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115122

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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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3-2681  67/8/12    SARASOTA, FLA       BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 292
        TIME - 1159                    N106B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: HOLDING
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BUCKLED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           22                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT RECOVERED BELOW CLOUDS, CONTINUED FLT. RT WING WRINKLED, FUSELAGE BUCKLED AT WING ROOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N106B
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sarasota

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.