MKC67A0083

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Harrison, NE · June 17, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1967
Place
Harrison, NE · HARRISON, NE
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5020CBeech B35
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115739

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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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3-4405  67/6/17    HARRISON,NEBR       BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3263
        TIME - 1815                    N5020C              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 332 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 20-60 DEGREES 18 KNOTS, GUSTING. THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5020C
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harrison

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