MIA69A0046

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95 · St.George, GA · February 6, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 6, 1969
Place
St.George, GA · ST.GEORGE, GA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N2724YBeech 95
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191272

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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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3-3660   69/2/6  NR.ST.GEORGE,GA       BEECH 95            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 849
        TIME - 1837                    N2724Y              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 467 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUNSWICK,GA                LAKE CHARLES,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED VLNT WX,UNUSUAL ATTITUDE JUST PRIOR CRASH.TOXICOLOGICAL SAMPLE UNSATFY FOR VALID TEST

Aircraft

Registration
N2724Y
Reported as
Beech 95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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