NYC65A0105

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B-35 · South Beach, NY · February 14, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 14, 1965
Place
South Beach, NY · SOUTH BEACH, NY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N2151DBeechcraft B-35
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180507

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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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2-0060  65/2/14    SOUTH BEACH NY      BEECHCRAFT B-35     CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N2151D              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 1681 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            481 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WHEEL FROM N2151D FOUND IN RARITAN BAY,INJURY AND DAMAGE INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2151D
Reported as
Beechcraft B-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.