NYC67A0113

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Arlington, VT · February 11, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 11, 1967
Place
Arlington, VT · ARLINGTON, VT
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
CF-MEPBeech 35
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119661

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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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E-0001  67/2/11    ARLINGTON,VT        BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1245                    CF-MEP              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  36, 299 TOTAL HOURS, 183
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- OUTBOARD SECTION RT WING FAILED POSITIVELY.TAIL ASSY SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE.PLT NOT.INST.RATED.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-MEP
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed