NYC66F0175

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft T-34A · Turner Falls, MA · August 11, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1965
Place
Turner Falls, MA · TURNER FALLS, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8701RBeechcraft T-34A
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176576

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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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3-2292  65/8/11    TURNER FALLS MASS   BEECHCRAFT T-34A    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0750                    N8701R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 970 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            87 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N8701R
Reported as
Beechcraft T-34A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Turner Falls

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.