MIA75AM015

NTSB accident investigation · Beech K35 · Missing Aircraft · August 11, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 11, 1974
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N632QBeech K35
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138766

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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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3-3340  74/8/11    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH K35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 2500
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N632Q               PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             POMPANO BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG AND INJURY PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N632Q
Reported as
Beech K35
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.