MIA69A0084

NTSB accident investigation · Beech P35 · Bluffton, SC · June 6, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 6, 1969
Place
Bluffton, SC · BLUFFTON, SC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9573YBeech P35
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172746

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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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3-3494   69/6/6    BLUFFTON,SC         BEECH P35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 100
        TIME - 0928                    N9573Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            PITTSBURG,PA                 SAVANNAH,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST LNDD AT PAGE FLD DEPARTED FOR SAV.ACFT LAST OBSVD HEADED N AT LOW ALT IN LVL FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9573Y
Reported as
Beech P35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.