NYC69A0073

NTSB accident investigation · Beech TC-45G · Syracuse, NY · January 15, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1969
Place
Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N445DMBeech TC-45G
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114442

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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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3-1056  69/1/15    SYRACUSE,NY         BEECH TC-45G        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2350                    N445DM              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      34, 9080 TOTAL HOURS, 950
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANCOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT. AUTO DRIVER UNAUTHORIZED TO OPERATE ON AFLD. DROVE INTO ACFT. PATCHES OF GRND FOG.

Aircraft

Registration
N445DM
Reported as
Beech TC-45G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hancock

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