- Date
- August 21, 1965
- Place
- Salem, NJ · SALEM, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5872SBeechcraft 95-55
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176402
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0766 65/8/21 SALEM,NJ BEECHCRAFT 95-55 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N5872S PX- 1 0 0 DUAL AGE 41, 2971 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM AIRFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5872S
- Reported as
- Beechcraft 95-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Salem Airfield
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