- Date
- July 26, 1975
- Place
- Bradenton, FL · BRADENTON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5944CBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750726021789A
- Case key
- 149866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2082 75/7/26 BRADENTON,FL BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 69, 4550 TIME - 1104 N5944C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMA SOLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRADENTON,FL VENICE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- STRUCK TREE PLT PREOCCUPIED WITH OPEN CABIN DOOR.DISCREPANCY IN DOOR HANDLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5944C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palma Sola
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5944C · 2
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