NYC66A0133

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95 · Nixon, NJ · May 22, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 22, 1966
Place
Nixon, NJ · NIXON, NJ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N666TBeech 95
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172470

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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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2-0434  66/5/22    NIXON NJ            BEECH 95            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1141
        TIME - 1120                    N666T               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT REPORTED LOSS POWER NO.1 ENG,UNABLE MAINT ALT.NO.1 PROP NOT FEATHERED CAUSING HIGH DRAG.

Aircraft

Registration
N666T
Reported as
Beech 95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hadley

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.