NYC68A0013

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H-35 · Belleville, NJ · July 21, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 21, 1967
Place
Belleville, NJ · BELLEVILLE, NJ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5442DBeech H-35
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115984

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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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2-1182  67/7/21    BELLEVILLE,NJ       BEECH H-35          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 670
        TIME - 1125                    N5442D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 532 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      73
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GENL INFLITE DISINTEGRATION.CRASHED IN CITY AREA.PLT FELL OR JUMPED FROM BURNING ACFT PRIOR IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N5442D
Reported as
Beech H-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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