# NTSB NYC66A0060: Beech D35, N2169D, Barre, VT, November 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1965
- Place: Barre, VT · BARRE, VT
- Location: 44.2000° N, 72.5079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barre, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2000&lon=-72.5079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1080  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2169D-1966-01-26), registration cancelled 1966-01-26, S/N D3516, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Barre-Montpelier

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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