NYC67A0143

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 65-A90 · Endicott, NY · April 16, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 16, 1967
Place
Endicott, NY · ENDICOTT, NY
Injuries
3 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N129GPBeech 65-A90
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117753

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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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2-0183  67/4/16    ENDICOTT,NY         BEECH 65-A90        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2223                    N129GP              PX-  1  2  0  CORP/EXEC                 51, 13389 TOTAL HOURS, 41
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITIES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                41
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS BEING RADAR VECTORED TO OVER TRI-CITIES ARPT.NO AUTHORIZED INST APPROACH TO THE ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N129GP
Reported as
Beech 65-A90
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tri-Cities