NYC65A0126

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D50 · Hollidaysburg, PA · April 18, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 18, 1965
Place
Hollidaysburg, PA · HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N4341DBeechcraft D50
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179319

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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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2-0452  65/4/18    HOLLIDAYSBURG PA    BEECHCRAFT D50      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 3574
        TIME - 1507                    N4341D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 416 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT INCAPACITATION INDICATED BY UNALTERED DIVEWITH AMPLE RECOVERY ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N4341D
Reported as
Beechcraft D50
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.