- Date
- March 28, 1971
- Place
- Newport, FL · NEWPORT, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2223ZBeech N35
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160267
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0294 71/3/28 NEWPORT,FLA BEECH N35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 5000 TIME - UNK/NR N2223Z PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUSTON,TEX GAINESVILLE,FLA TALLAHASSEE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ATTITUDE GYRO MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 56 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/8/71. PLT LOST CTL TRYING CLIMB ABOVE OCST. ATTITUDE IND ROTOR SHAFT WORN,SLUGGISH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2223Z
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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