- Date
- March 24, 1970
- Place
- Montgomeryvlle, PA · MONTGOMERYVLLE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5956SBeech A23A
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139050
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0093 70/3/24 MONTGOMERYVLLE,PA BEECH A23A CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1055 N5956S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHILADELPHIA,PA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5956S
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Montgomeryville
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