NYC67F0320

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-55 · Gardenville, NY · October 10, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 10, 1966
Place
Gardenville, NY · GARDENVILLE, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N434MBeech 95-55
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120739

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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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3-3141  66/10/10   GARDENVILLE NY      BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 961
        TIME - 1700                    N434M               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           45                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUST TO 35 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N434M
Reported as
Beech 95-55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buffalo Airpark

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