NYC66A0060

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Barre, VT · November 25, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 25, 1965
Place
Barre, VT · BARRE, VT
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2169DBeech D35
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175034

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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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2-1080  65/11/25   BARRE VT            BEECH D35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 538
        TIME - 1929                    N2169D              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARRE-MONTPELIER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK SITE 15 BCN FOR AIPORT BCN.PLT-CO LVL OF 28.1 PERCENT.IMPROPER FASTEN C.HEATER SHROUD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2169D
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Barre-Montpelier

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.