NYC67A0098

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · New Shrewsbury, NJ · January 5, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 5, 1967
Place
New Shrewsbury, NJ · NEW SHREWSBURY, NJ
Injuries
9 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2045DBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120018

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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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2-0017   67/1/5    NEW SHREWSBURY,NJ   BEECH D18S          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7960
        TIME - 0655                    N2045D              PX-  8  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 371 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BANK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WGT AND AFT CG LIMIT.L.ENG FAILED,PROP NOT FEATHERED.VMC 95 MPH.TEMP 32 DPT 30

Aircraft

Registration
N2045D
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Red Bank

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.