NYC68A0191

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Margaretville, NY · June 18, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 18, 1967
Place
Margaretville, NY · MARGARETVILLE, NY
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
CF-FASBeech B35
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116755

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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-0011  67/6/18    MARGARETVILLE, NY   BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 250
        TIME - UNK/NR                  CF-FAS              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-7/4/67. PLT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-FAS
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed