# NTSB NYC65A0126: Beechcraft D50, N4341D, Hollidaysburg, PA, April 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1965
- Place: Hollidaysburg, PA · HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.4311° N, 78.3930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollidaysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4311&lon=-78.3930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0126

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4341D-1965-07-01), registration cancelled 1965-07-01, S/N DH-97 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D50
- Registry model: [Beech D-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (registry code 1152512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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