NYC70D0039

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B55 · Albrightsville, PA · July 1, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1969
Place
Albrightsville, PA · ALBRIGHTSVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7863LBeech B55
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165618

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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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3-2968   69/7/1    ALBRIGHTSVILLE,PA   BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1389
        TIME - 1540                    N7863L              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT POCOHANTAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             HAZLETON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT FLT TIME 13HRS IN LAST 24HRS.ACFT STRUCK ROCKS BEYOND END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7863L
Reported as
Beech B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt Pocohantas

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