NYC65A0078

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M35 · Millville, NJ · November 25, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 25, 1964
Place
Millville, NJ · MILLVILLE, NJ
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N939YBeechcraft M35
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180773

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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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2-1027  64/11/25   MILLVILLE NJ        BEECHCRAFT M35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1718                    N939Y               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  5700 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLVILLE MUNCI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           59                                                      120
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL DURING INST TAKEOFF PILOT NOT CERTIFICATED BUT CAPABLE OF INST FLY

Aircraft

Registration
N939Y
Reported as
Beechcraft M35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Millville Munci

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.