MIA82FA027

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95 · Belleview, FL · December 30, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 30, 1981
Place
Belleview, FL · BELLEVIEW, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N103EBeech 95
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811230082089A
Case key
123145

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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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3-3408  81/12/30 NR.BELLEVIEW,FL       BEECH 95            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 67, 6050
        TIME - 1822                    N103E               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENEVA,AL                   LEESBURG,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- EXEC LOC APCH AT OCALA,BROKE OUT ABT 800FT,CNCLD IFR,PROCEEDED VFR TO LEESBURG.

Aircraft

Registration
N103E
Reported as
Beech 95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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