MIA71FLD65

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Windermere, FL · May 22, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1971
Place
Windermere, FL · WINDERMERE, FL
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3023VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161184

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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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3-0211  71/5/22    WINDERMERE,FLA      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 31,
        TIME - 1704                    N3023V              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGUIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FLA           WINDERMERE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N3023V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Maguire

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.