NYC66F0501

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft S35 · Windsor Locks, CT · February 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1966
Place
Windsor Locks, CT · WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N2021WBeechcraft S35
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173858

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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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3-0312  66/2/26    WINDSOR LOCKS CON   BEECHCRAFT S35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 260
        TIME - 1045                    N2021W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT AERO CMDR 560F N6353U SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N2021W
Reported as
Beechcraft S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bradley

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.