# NTSB NYC67A0143: Beech 65-A90, N129GP, Endicott, NY, April 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1967
- Place: Endicott, NY · ENDICOTT, NY
- Location: 42.0975° N, 76.0634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Endicott, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0975&lon=-76.0634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tri-Cities

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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