MIA71AM005

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-C55 · Pompano Beach, FL · July 12, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1970
Place
Pompano Beach, FL · POMPANO BEACH, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N655HBeech 95-C55
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116778

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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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3-1329  70/7/12    POMPANO BEACH,FLA   BEECH 95-C55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 70, 12524
        TIME - 1640                    N655H               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMPANO AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGEBURG,SC               POMPANO BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT WAS PORPOISING ON APCH. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITH GR,FLAPS DOWN. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.13 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N655H
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pompano Air Park

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.