NYC66D0416

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft G35 · Mendon, MA · December 31, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1965
Place
Mendon, MA · MENDON, MA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4409DBeechcraft G35
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174202

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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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3-3633  65/12/31   MENDON MASS         BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 408
        TIME - 1635                    N4409D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE-DRAPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N4409D
Reported as
Beechcraft G35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hopedale-Draper

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.