MIA70A0033

NTSB accident investigation · Beech V35 · Fort Gaines, GA · October 18, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 18, 1969
Place
Fort Gaines, GA · FORT GAINES, GA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7944MBeech V35
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158049

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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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3-2533  69/10/18   FORT GAINES,GA      BEECH V35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2088
        TIME - 1935                    N7944M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAKELY,GA                  ALBANY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESS HEARD ENG RUNNING PRIOR TO CRASH.

Aircraft

Registration
N7944M
Reported as
Beech V35
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.