MKC68D0224

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-A33 · Versailles, MO · July 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1967
Place
Versailles, MO · VERSAILLES, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1111ZBeech 35-A33
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114721

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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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3-3499  67/7/23    VERSAILLES,MO       BEECH 35-A33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 494
        TIME - 2000                    N1111Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITZKE FARM STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           80                                                      260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT RNWY FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS.TEMP 80 DEGREES,GRASS 4-5 IN HIGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N1111Z
Reported as
Beech 35-A33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Litzke Farm Strip

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